Big Sky’s John Hannahs thankful for firefighters, neighbors in saving family ranch from Wyoming blaze By Mario Carr EBS CONTRIBUTOR Despite the calendar year showing us...
Forecast offers possible relief by Wednesday EBS STAFF Over the weekend, residents across the southwest Montana region awoke to hazy skies as smoke from fires near...
Fire Weather Watch issued for Lewis and Clark, Broadwater, Jefferson and Gallatin Counties EBS STAFF Editor’s Note: This brief has been updated to include a recent...
By Gabrielle Gasser ASSOCIATE EDITOR BIG SKY – Much of the western U.S. and southwestern Montana have been experiencing moderate to extreme drought conditions this winter, and...
The new study suggests large forest fires can drive an increase in water supplies, at least in the short term. By Amanda Eggert MONTANA FREE PRESS Researchers...
Town Crier “Briefs from the Region” – 8/31/21 The Caldor Fire, located in Placer County, California, is raging in South Lake Tahoe, prompting nearly 53,000 residents to evacuate....
Town Crier “Briefs from the Region” (2) – 8/10/21 Much of the West is experiencing extreme fire conditions and Montana is no different. According to the...
Town Crier “Briefs from the Region” (2) – 8/4/21 Gov. Greg Gianforte this week launched a new statewide fire dashboard that keeps track of each fire currently burning...
EBS STAFF BIG SKY – On June 17 at approximately 4 p.m. a fire ignited at the South Fork Loop in Big Sky starting with a...
Town Crier “Briefs from the Region” (2) – 6/14/21 A grass fire near Three Forks, named the Willow Creek Fire, burned 330 acres late last week,...