Firewatch 2011 - News about Montana's wildfires

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  Prescribed burning set for west of Missoula

  

  Posted 12:23 PM 5/8/2012 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  MISSOULA- Lolo National Forest officials are planning to set three prescribed burns in the Ninemile Ranger District on Tuesday.

  Smoke will likely be visible to local residents as well as from Interstate 90 as the burning takes place. The three fires will be set north of Huson in the (More)

  
  

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  Prescribed burn planned for Blacktail Mountain area

  

  Posted 9:24 AM 5/8/2012 by KAJ News Staff

  KALISPELL- A prescribed burn is being planned on Tuesday for the Blacktail Mountain area as long as weather, fuel conditions, and air quality are favorable.

  Forest officials advise that smoke will be visible from various places in the Flathead Valley and the Swan Valley. Up to 310 acres of (More)

  
  

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  Prescribed burn planned for Rock Creek area

  

  Posted 1:42 PM 5/7/2012 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  MISSOULA- Forest officials say they are planning to ignite a prescribed burn in the Rock Creek drainage on Wednesday May 9th.

  The Butte Cabin Creek Ecosystem Maintenance Burn (EMB) is located about 20 miles up Rock Creek Road and about 500 acres is planned for ignition utilizing a (More)

  
  

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  Missoula group seeks global cooperation on fire science

  

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  Posted 1:20 PM 5/7/2012 by Dennis Bragg (KPAX/KAJ Media Center)

  MISSOULA- Sometimes it might seem like the American West is faced with the most challenges when it comes to fighting wildfires.

  But the Missoula-based International Association of Wildland Fire is expanding efforts to have experts from around the world share what they're learning when it (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Forecasters release fire season outlook

  

  Posted 12:21 PM 4/30/2012 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  Forecasters are still putting the final touches on their forecast for the upcoming wildfire season and it appears that a relatively normal season is expected in western Montana.

  Normal to above normal precipitation occurred during the winter across the Northwest and northern Rockies, but (More)

  
  

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  Fire danger "low," open burning allowed with permit

  

  Posted 4:40 PM 10/11/2011 by Mark Holyoak (KPAX News)

  MISSOULA- Cooler temperatures combined with recent rainfall prompted officials at the Missoula County Fire Protection Association (MCFPA) to move the fire danger to "low." Opening burning is allowed in Missoula County with a permit. Permits are available via the fire department, the Department of (More)

  
  

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  Fire Prevention Week reminders issued in Missoula

  

  Posted 12:33 PM 10/10/2011 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  MISSOULA- The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is sharing tip son how to protect your family from fire to help mark Fire Prevention Week.

  The DNRC is joining all of Montana's fire departments in urging everyone to guard against the leading causes of home fires (More)