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• Smoke forces Kalispell school evacuation Play Video

  May 3, 2012 11:25 PM

  KALISPELL- Students and faculty had to be evacuated from St. Matthew's School on Thursday morning after some faulty wiring set off the smoke alarms inside. The alarm was triggered by smoke coming from a room that housed a computer network wiring as well as a washer and dryer. Everyone... more »

• Lincoln County fire evacuation orders lifted

  April 11, 2012 6:48 PM

  LINCOLN- A suspicious wildfire near Lincoln late Wednesday afternoon temporarily forced some residents to standby to leave their homes. Department of Natural Resources and Conservation DNRC Public Information Officer Cindy Super says the areas considered for evacuation are between Sunny Slope Ranch to Dalton Mountain Bridge to the Blackfoot... more »

• Several homes evacuated in Great Falls

  March 2, 2012 11:12 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Several homeowners on the northwest side of Great Falls have been evacuated by police officers. It happened at about 6 p.m. near the Westside Kiwanis Park, between 8th and 9th Street NW and 1st Avenue NW in Great Falls. One witness said that she saw a... more »

• Fires continue raging in Browning

  January 4, 2012 11:52 PM

  BROWNING- Wild winds are fueling a series of fires around Browning. Nearly 100 people have been forced to evacuate, including 73 children from the Blackfeet Boarding dormitory. The tribe's coordinator for disaster and emergency services, Robert DesRosier, says the largest fire, located just south of Browning, has burned more... more »

• Strong winds whip up wildfires in central Texas

  September 4, 2011 8:37 PM

  (CNN) -- Strong winds whipped up several wildfires in central Texas Sunday, threatening homes and forcing some residents to evacuate. The largest of the fires is in Bastrop County, southeast of Austin, said Lexi Maxwell, a spokeswoman with the Texas Forest Service. The blaze has so far scorched some... more »

• Eastern Montana river's water continues to rise

  April 14, 2011 11:08 PM

  BILLINGS- Flooding continues to be a big concern along Montana's Hi-line - where the Milk River remains out of its banks. Several ranchers have reported losing livestock. In Valley County officials rescued 14 horses Wednesday evening. Along Montana Highway 24 in the Glasgow area the river is flowing... more »

• Propane gas leak causes Kalispell-area evacuations Play Video

  March 17, 2011 10:27 PM

  KALSPELL- A propane gas leak just south of Kalispell on Thursday morning forced some businesses to evacuate for a short time at around 9 a.m. as several fire agencies responded to the report the gas leak near the area of some propane tanks sitting in front of Fun Beverage. ... more »

• Training scenario: LifeFlight crashes, hospital evacuated

  September 21, 2010 3:39 PM

  MISSOULA - LifeFlight crashes on top of St. Patrick Hospital, forcing evacuations. That was Tuesday morning's training scenario between the hospital and the Missoula Fire Department. Under the scenario the helicopter crashed on the heli-pad, which is on the seventh floor of the hospital. Firefighters and emergency personnel... more »

• Reported Ramsey school gas leak prompts evacuation

  May 5, 2010 11:41 AM

  RAMSEY - Emergency crews were dispatched to Ramsey early Tuesday morning on a report of a gas leak at the school. The call came in around 8:30 a.m. Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department, police and NorthWestern Energy crews responded. Principal Rosie Garvey says a teacher alerted authorities after noticing... more »

• Fire near Wolf Creek sparks evacuation warning Play Video

  April 28, 2010 10:28 PM

  WOLF CREEK - A fire burning south of Wolf Creek has grown to over 100 acres, and that there are more than 50 people actively engaged in battling the blaze with more responders on the way. No structures have been damaged by the fire, and there have been no... more »

• Suspicious powder incident in Helena investigated Play Video

  March 9, 2010 3:10 PM

  HELENA - The Capitol complex in Helena was rattled on Tuesday when a state employee opened a suspicious envelope. According to MT Department of Labor & Industry deputy director Sheryl Olson, at 9:00 a.m. a DLI employee opened an envelope, and then a trigger device released a white powder. Helena... more »