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Montana’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.
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Stage 1 fire restrictions banning campfires and limiting outdoor smoking had been in place since late spring.
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The three-year project is expected to treat over 10,000 acres of National Forest lands. Much of the work will take place where homes adjoin or intersect with forest land.
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State officials hope the roughly 12% immediate raise, which brings minimum base pay to $15.50, will help recruit and retain more wildland firefighters.
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NorthWestern Energy is helping investigate the possibility that a strong wind event downed a line southwest of Denton and sparked the West Wind fire.
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The West Wind fire was one of three wildfires this week that prompted the evacuation of communities in the region.
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Residents of Denton have been ordered to evacuate to Lewistown as a fire that broke out Tuesday night was quickly pushed out of control.
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Wildland firefighters will soon see big increases in pay and other benefits from the infrastructure bill. But firefighters are split on whether the changes are enough to keep them on the job.
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With the onset of shorter days and crisp, cool weather, fire season may now seem like a distant memory. But Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest officials say nine human-caused fires have started on the forest since the beginning of October.
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Suppression efforts continue on a 30 acre wildfire burning outside Missoula. The investigation into its cause is underway and law enforcement is now asking for the public’s help.
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The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest has returned to Stage 1 fire restrictions for the Rocky Mountain Ranger District and the Scapegoat Wilderness in the Lincoln Ranger District because of two new human-caused fires reported on Saturday.
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Montana’s current weather pattern of cooler temperatures and wetter conditions has helped firefighters push containment of the nearly 13,000-acre South Moccasin Fire burning northwest of Lewistown in Fergus County to 100%.