A recent study released by the University of Montana and the University of Wyoming states that forests in the central Rocky Mountains are burning more than in any point in the last 2,000 years

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.

The weather has been good in the last few days to firefighters working the Deep Creek Fire near Townsend.

Planning a weekend on the water? Think again. Cooney is closed to watercraft, till further notice.

Here are some facts about the Robertson Draw Fire south of Red Lodge as of Friday, June 18.

Three fires are continuing to cause concern.

This year the county commissioners should act, and unless there is some significant weather change, ban fireworks county-wide. The risk is too great.

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.

Yesterday, after 105 degrees and virtually two and a half months without any real precipitation, I sat down in my shop and for the first time in my life felt a sense of hopelessness.

Gallatin County, along with almost every other county in Montana, is under a Red Flag Warning for Fire Weather on Tuesday, June 15th. Dangerous fire conditions exist across the state.

Are you prepared with an escape plan knowing you only have two minutes to get out? Two minutes that's it.