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InciwebMontana’s fire season has wound down, and while it was milder than land managers predicted, data indicate continued drought and high temperatures could lead to more intense fire seasons in the years to come. -
Stage 1 fire restrictions banning campfires and limiting outdoor smoking had been in place since late spring.
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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. -
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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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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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.
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Experts say a light blanket of smoke is expected to cover most of Montana throughout the rest of this week. The smoke appears to be coming from the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park in California.
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Montana’s cool, wet spring and early summer are on the cusp of giving way to hotter and drier conditions.
