Powell County and Granite County have moved to Stage 2 fire restrictions due to extreme temperatures and very little precipitation. The following was sent out by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks ...

"With the recent above-average temperatures and the absence of previous and predicted moisture, the fuels are drying out ...

The Montana Supreme Court ... operations in the Ryan Gulch fire that scorched about 900 acres of their forest and pasture land near Bearmouth Canyon. A Granite County jury ruled in their favor ...

The Banana Lake Fire in Sanders County has grown to nearly 1,000 acres, prompting fire management teams to ramp up ...

PHILIPSBURG, Mont. — Granite County has moved to Stage two fire restrictions, which includes no campfires, no smoking and no explosives. Persons with a written permit that specifically ...