article_snippet: An unseasonable wildfire driven by strong winds prompted an evacuation of Red Lodge.
article_snippet: the fire was first reported on open private land around 12.30pm, but the fire was driven by winds gusting 35 to 50 mph into the Custer National Forest, where the Red Lodge Mountain Resort ski area is located.
article_snippet: A wildfire near the Red Lodge Mountain Resort ski area in southern Montana had grown to 700 acres after being reported at 200 acres earlier on Saturday .
article_snippet: Wildfires in Red Lodge Mountain Resort ski area at this time of year are unusual, US Forest Service spokesman Jeff Gildehaus said. '
article_snippet: Red Lodge Fire Chief Tom Kuntz said that the blazewould have been a major fire in the summer,' A rain shower helped firefighters, but Red Lodge Fire Chief Tom Kuntz said that several days would be required to deal with The fire.
article_snippet: Other wildfires were reported elsewhere Saturday in Montana and northern Wyoming, leading to the evacuation of a subdivision.