WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - A wildfire in the Little Belt Mountains near the Showdown Mountain Ski Resort was reported at 700 acres Monday morning.
The Ant Park Fire was reported Friday at about 3 p.m. and is located about 15 miles northeast of White Sulphur Springs and seven miles southeast of Showdown Mountain Ski Resort.
Firefighters "experienced very active fire behavior" over the weekend. A Type 3 Incident Management Team was set to take control over the fire on Monday. Sixty-one personnel were assigned to the blaze.
"Firefighters will continue working to build access and anchor points with the use of a dozers," according to an update on Inciweb. "Their efforts will be supported by the help of 2 Engine Modules, 1 Type 1 Hotshot crew, 1 T2 Initial Attack crew, 2 T1 Helicopters and 1 T3 Helicopter."
The fire was zero percent contained, and the cause remains undetermined.
There have been no reports of injuries or lost structures.
