Your resource page for the latest updates--including photos and videos--from wildfires burning in and around Montana.
TUESDAY: Red Flag Fire Weather Warnings for Montana
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.
Montanans Probably Are Not Prepared for Most Disasters
Are you prepared with an escape plan knowing you only have two minutes to get out? Two minutes that's it.
And Just Like That, It’s Fire Season
In the summer of 1985, I applied to be both a firefighter and/or a bus driver to haul the firefighters from fire to fire.
Local Fire Departments Making a Difference in Controlling Fires
We had one out by us last Tuesday and with quick action and response from local departments, it was snuffed out in a hurry.
That Time I Was a Bus Driver for Firefighters
All of these California fires have brought back memories of my time as a bus driver for the fires in western Montana in 1985.
Why Doesn’t Montana Get Fires the Way California Does?
California experiences gusty wind every year at this time and every year they get dozens of fires. We have areas in Montana that get 40 to 70 mph winds year-round in heavily dry forested areas and we don't get the fires.
Red Flag Warning Wednesday; Could Be Hottest Day Of 2019
Wednesday (9/4) could be the hottest day of the year in Billings. Some forecasts predict it could hit 103 in the Magic City, with no chance of rain. High wind gusts are also likely on Wednesday making conditions perfect for wildfires.
Five Things People With Respiratory Problems Can Do To Deal With Wildfire Smoke
Obviously they cause death and destruction for the immediately affected area, but for people who have asthma or other respiratory conditions, they can cause serious breathing problems even for those hundreds of miles away from the flames. I have someone in my family whose asthma can be a real problem and there were many days last year where she simply had to stay indoors because the air quality was so poor.
Fire Truck Season
With a fire yesterday off of C A road in Shepherd, I guess its time to get the fire truck ready.
Fire Coverage And Logging
The first point that I want to make in my blog is about network media coverage of the fires in our state. Like, could we get some, please. I'm talking acreage burned, dollars spent, or even number of firefighters out on the front lines.
I'm not trying to take anything away from the tragedy that has struck the Houston area, but watch CBS/NBC/ABC/FOX news tonight and see what I'm talking about...
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Smoke Triggers allergies
Warm, windy conditions over the weekend fanned wildfires that are burning in the Western, Central and even Eastern part of Montana, filling the air with smoke which left some Billings residents reaching for facial masks.
“Air quality in Yellowstone County has ranged from unhealthy for sensitive groups to very unhealthy over the past two weeks,” John Felton, Yellowstone County Health Officer, said