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Montana's wildfire season is off to an early and active start — with several fires already burning across the state.June is ...
Southeast Montana faces a relentless threat as two significant fires continue ravaging the region. The Barber Draw fire, which ignited on Wednesday just northwest of the Tongue River Reservoir ...
And like the other fires burning in Montana right now, it was spurred by what meteorologists are calling flash droughts. TANJA FRANSEN: It's a drought that comes on very quickly. HEGYI ...
The fire broke out Friday near the town of Elmo near Flathead Lake, Montana Right Now reported. CSKT Fire Officer C.T. Camel told the station that three dozen homes near Elmo were being evacuated.
Now it’s December and no snow,” Gallineaux said. The fire started at about 4:20 a.m. and was declared contained at around 11 a.m., Montana Right Now reported. A high wind warning was in effect ...
Fire season in Montana has reached a dangerous new level ... acknowledges the reserve is taking a big hit. DAN VILLA: Right now state dollars - but we will get portions of that back as we work ...
HELENA — Montana's firefighting fund could ... the firefighting fund is depleted. "Our fear right now is that people are going to see the fire fund run out and have a concern that we're not ...
Tuesday's windstorm did more than just bring down trees and knock out power to thousands in the Flathead -- it also pushed several wildfires ... 70 personnel right now with heavy equipment ...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana are leaders in putting prescribed fire back into the landscape. "It reduces the fuel loading that's here right now that naturally wouldn't be ...
NBC Montana talked to Tom Mahlum ... a wise thing to do," said avid camper Michael Hoger. "The west is on fire right now and you don't want to be a contributing factor to it because you walk ...
"The fire's growth potential in the coming days is troubling, requiring additional resources to battle the fire and support the state's response," she said. Double Creek Fire: Oregon is now home ...