Montana Wildfire News

Oct 03 2024 20 ep. 1 mins 64

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Wildfire, fire management and air quality news for western Montana and the northern Rockies.

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Families and fire: Forest Service group aims to keep more women fighting wildfires

Oct 03 2024 5 mins

Firefighters jump out of planes or dig miles of line to try and stop a fire’s spread. Some do this while pregnant. For women in firefighting, balancing careers with the demands of motherhood can often force them out of the jobs they love. But a new group of women in fire is trying to change that.

'Essential travel only,' conserve water, avoid rivers and creeks, officials say after severe storm in Missoula area

Jul 25 2024 1 mins

Power to thousands of homes was knocked out Wednesday night as a severe thunderstorm swept through western Montana.

Looking for timely, reliable wildfire info? Here's how we find it

Jul 22 2024 4 mins

As wildfire season heats up across Montana, it can be hard know where to find reliable, up-to-date information. Here's a rundown of the kind of sources, tools and verification we use when covering wildfires — and you can use them too.

A wet May could delay summer wildfires in the Northern Rockies

Jun 17 2024 1 mins

An unusually dry winter fueled expectations of a long and active fire season throughout the Northern Rockies. Fire experts, however, say the reality may be more nuanced than that.

Researchers rethink rural wildfire mitigation

Jun 17 2024 1 mins

It’s wildfire season. Rural communities and those on the outskirts of urban centers face greater danger than others. New research urges homeowners and state officials to rethink how they mitigate risk for those areas.

New program aims to help to protect Montanans from wildfire smoke

Montana will soon launch a program to better protect residents from wildfire smoke.

Hungry Horse Reservoir's West Shore Road reopens to the public

The Flathead National Forest is reopening more of the Hungry Horse Reservoir to the public as recent rains have helped firefighters contain wildfires in the area.

Fire danger remains high as more than 107,000 acres have burned in Montana

There were 24 active large fire incidents in the state as of Tuesday morning. Multiple regions in the state are using significant firefighting resources as the state remains in level 3 preparedness.

River Road East Fire destroys structures near Paradise, MT

Rain has slowed the spread of the River Road East Fire that has burned down structures and more than 16,000 acres near the town of Paradise.

Montana wildfire update for Aug. 16, 2023

Aug 17 2023 1 mins

Record setting high temperatures and gusty winds created a dramatic increase in fire activity in western Montana Tuesday. However, much of the increased activity was inside containment lines of existing fires. High water temperatures prompted Montana wildlife officials to implement hoot-owl restrictions on the lower Madison River starting Aug. 16.