A new wildfire that started early Monday morning (10/4) in Fergus County continues to grow in size according to the latest update from InciWeb.

Gianforte also hammered President Biden on Fox Business for begging OPEC for oil after shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline.

"Neighbors helping neighbors...these are the stories needing told." That's what Montana rancher Jim Felton shared late last week after witnessing the Richard Spring Fire in Eastern Montana firsthand.

At the 7:40pm update, the Richard Springs fire was 3.5 miles from Lame Deer with winds shifting and coming out of the north, according to the NCDES Facebook.

A wildfire started Monday afternoon near Pryor Creek Golf Course.

A major fire burning in the Crazy Mountains north of Livingston was started by lightning on July 17th and has burned nearly 15,000 acres. Hot, dry weather with a Red Flag Warning does not bode well for this and several other Montana fires.

There had been speculation that this was going to happen since last week. Harris Mountain finally forced their hands.

With a reported high of 80 degrees, and rain and thunderstorms scheduled for today, Billings residents may be getting a reprieve from the heat.

With desperation and frustration mounting only 26 of our 56 counties have been declared drought disaster areas by the USDA. How in the hell bad does it have to get?

"Multiple structures have been lost last night and into the early morning. Aviation resources are continuing to drop retardant and water on this fire."

On Thursday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte provided a wildfire update to a U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Wildfire Forum about ‘Preventing Catastrophic Wildfires and Restoring Forest Health and Resiliency’.

A Red Lodge firefighter suffered severe burn injuries on Friday (7/16), when a wildfire crews were battling near Joliet shifted directions and burned over his emergency vehicle.