As of July 26, wildfires have continued to burn west of Big Sky, including the Colt Fire in Lolo National Forest north of Missoula and the...
Gov. Gianforte, fire officials receive 2023 wildfire season briefing on conditions, forecasts By Blair Miller DAILY MONTANAN A fire weather meteorologist told Gov. Greg Gianforte 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” (2) – 8/12/21 A report released on Aug. 9 established a connection between climate change and human influence, stating that immediate action...
Town Crier “Briefs from the Region” (2) – 7/26/21 Fueled by extreme drought conditions, Montana’s wildfires are raging, prompting help from firefighters from Utah and California,...
By Harrison Raine WRITERS ON THE RANGE By mid-September, there was no one left to call. The West, with its thousands of federal, state and local fire...
Preparatory measures being taken to prevent unbridled growth By Sarah Gianelli EBS Senior Editor BIG SKY – Three significant fires continue to burn and grow in southwest...
On conflagrations By Doug Hare EBS Staff Red Lodge, Montana author Gary Ferguson has written a thoroughly researched, timely book with “Land on Fire: The New...
By Don Thompson and Dan Elliott Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The long and brutal 2017 wildfire season is stressing the state and federal agencies...
HELENA (AP) – Rain and cooler temperatures forecast for later this week may not end Montana’s fire season, but a meteorologist says “it will put a...