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Rain and cooler temperatures helped firefighters make progress this weekend on two large, aggressive wild fires in central and eastern Montana.
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Fire crews from several agencies and air resources are making progress on a nearly 1,300-acre fire in Treasure County in southeast Montana.
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Residents on Loon Road and Candlelight Road in Helena were evacuated as officials respond to a fire burning close to the intersection of Highway 12 and Spokane Creek Road.
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The Elmo Fire near the western shores of Flathead Lake quickly grew to over 12,000 acres over the weekend and is 0% contained, as of Monday morning.
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A wildfire burning on the west side of Flathead Lake led to evacuation orders and warnings in the Elmo area Friday night. The fire had grown to an estimated 7,000 acres by Saturday afternoon.
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Some Montana counties are limiting residents’ fire activity in light of wildfire risk and hot, dry weather.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s only Montana-based firefighting crew of military veterans held a training outside of Billings a few weeks before they set off for Nevada.
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Montana electric cooperatives say insurance liability rates are increasing due to wildfire risk.
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More than 50 fires were burning in the state as of Friday afternoon, including eight started in the last 24 hours.
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The Tri-Lakes Volunteer Fire Department says two fires broke out Thursday afternoon northeast of Helena.