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"With the recent above-average temperatures and the absence of previous and predicted moisture, the fuels are drying out ...
One of the biggest wildfires in the American west right now is burning about 4 miles north of Plains in western Montana’s ...
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 ...
A Montana man was found ... "We wish to thank the Nez Perce County Dive Team, Two Bear Air, the Idaho County Posse K9 team, the US Forest Service Fire Staff and River Rangers, and the multiple ...
The Banana Lake Fire in Sanders County has grown to nearly 1,000 acres, prompting fire management teams to ramp up ...
Fire crews make headway against the Banana Lake Fire in Mineral County, now 15% contained, while St. Patrick Hospital in ...
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a child who had been shot on Granite Creek Road near ... The child's body has been taken to the Montana State Crime Lab in Missoula ...
The Butte Creek Fire is in a remote area 9 miles north of the town of Clarno, southwest of Fossil. The cause is under ...
With emergency crews already responding to wildfires in western Montana, authorities say they’re getting ready for what could be a more active fire season in the state.
We’re on pins and needles all summer long. So much of the forest is at a close proximity to private lands and structures," said one Bitterroot National Forest District ranger.
A vegetation fire in the Mount Shasta Vista area of Montague, northeast of Lake Shastina, is now 100% contained after burning ...
The Western Montana All Hazards Incident Management Team took command of the fire this week, with 194 personnel now working to control the blaze.