fires

Yikes. Montana is 4th is the US for deadly house fires. This seems largely preventable, so what gives?

The human-caused fire is now the 3rd largest fire in the state.

Governor Gianforte: "It's a lot easier to fight a weenie roast than it is one of these huge conflagrations that we see when things get out of control."

Adverse wind conditions forced the hard landing of a Montana DNRC helicopter that caught fire near Townsend last week. This is according to a report released by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation following a review of the incident.

Bottom line up front: "There are still no plans to evacuate the city of Red Lodge." -US Forest Service Public Information Officer Billy Chapman.

A Montana DNRC helicopter went down near Townsend, but all crew members are reportedly safe thanks to the quick actions of law enforcement and a DNRC employee.

It's Labor Day weekend.  There are plenty of things to do when you live in Montana, Camping, Fishing, BBQ, Family Picnics, Boating.  Unfortunately this year we have to deal with smoke and fires throughout the state as well.  I saw a statistic today that said close to 600,000 acres have burned in Montana...

We must be getting close to the 4th of July.   Here it is, the first day of summer and we have already had our first grass fire.  Tuesday, witnesses saw a car driving on it's rim on I-90, which of course sparked the fire in the Lockwood area...