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Officials investigate Browning fires
January 6, 2012 7:02 PM
BROWNING- Investigators are in Browning assessing the blazes which burned several thousand acres in this week's fast-moving wildfires. The 12,000-acre Boy Fire was caused by a downed power line, but officials have not yet been able to determine what triggered the 6,000 acre Y fire southeast of town. ... more » -
CSKT sends aid to Browning
January 5, 2012 6:30 PM
PABLO- The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) are sending manpower east of the divide to help with controlling the massive grass fires. CSKT spokesman Rob McDonald says the tribe dispatched four fire engines to help the Blackfeet Tribe in the aftermath of the massive fires that started Wednesday.... more » -
MT returning heroes, fire season place in Top 2011 stories Play Video
December 28, 2011 7:50 PM
After three years of "low key" fire seasons, 2011 was the year that reminded Montana it can burn, as the region exploded with major fires at the end of summer. The fires have renewed the debates over forest management, especially in the Bitterroot. The fires, and returning Montana war... more » -
Lightning causes two small fires near Bonner
July 19, 2011 7:12 PM
BONNER- A Missoula Rural Fire District firefighter says lightning sparked two wildland fires in the Deer Creek area, near Crystal Creek near Bonner Tuesday afternoon. Around 4:30 p.m. a caller noticed seeing smoke while stopping at the Exxon Travel plaza. East Missoula Volunteer Fire Department and Missoula Rural Fire District... more » -
Missoula's Neptune Aviation busy fighting SW fires
June 22, 2011 3:47 PM
MISSOULA- The Spring flooding has put Montana's fire season on hold for now, but Neptune Aviation aircraft are still keeping busy fighting wildfires raging in other parts of the country. Neptune Aviation Director of Operations Dan Snyder says half of the company is deployed right now with eight air... more » -
Two Butte building fires deemed suspicious Play Video
April 20, 2011 2:18 PM
BUTTE- A pair of early Wednesday morning fires in Butte have been ruled suspicious. Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff John Walsh would not elaborate and would not say whether officials believe the fires at the Dairy Queen on Harrison Avenue and the Acoma Restaurant and Lounge on East Broadway Street are... more » -
Fire flare up in the Flathead
August 28, 2010 12:05 AM
KALIPSELL - The Flathead National Forest and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation have been busy responding to several fire starts in the area after lightning activity Thursday night, and one abandoned campfire. Cooler temperatures and some moisture are predicted for the area and will help with... more » -
Crews mopping up after Western Montana fires Play Video
August 1, 2010 11:44 PM
MISSOULA - Firefighters are continuing to mop-up two area fires which were ignited Sunday afternoon northeast and east of Missoula. The Game Dreamer Fire was mapped overnight and is 18.5 acres. It was contained, though crews will continue to work on hot spots within the fire perimeter. Roughly 35... more » -
Wildfires sprout in Crow Agency
July 26, 2010 9:05 AM
CROW AGENCY - A three acre timber fire is burning on the remote eastern slopes of the Crow Reservation's Pryor Mountains. Lightning struck in the area last week and now, the Spike Fire has a 20-person Initial Attack crew, two helicopters, an engine and a water tender working on... more » -
1910 Fires remembered in Missoula Play Video
June 19, 2010 10:52 PM
MISSOULA - The kickoff to summer-long events to commemorate the deadly 1910 wildfires began on Saturday with the help of Missoula artist Monte Dolack and Missoula Mayor John Engen. The U.S. Forest Service, along with state and local partners, want to give the community a way to remember the... more » -
Whitefish hosting wildland fire prepareness event
June 18, 2010 1:17 PM
WHITEFISH -The Whitefish Area Fire Safe Council is hosting a wildland fire preparedness event on Tuesday, June 22 at the O'Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish from 4:30 p.m. unti 7:00 p.m. The event is free and will feature a 6pm showing of a video presentation titled "Century of Fires -... more » -
Legacy of 1910: Family survived, set down roots Play Video
May 17, 2010 8:41 AM
LOTHROP, MT - It was August of 1910 and the fire that had just flattened Wallace Idaho, now it was headed towards Montana. Many feared it would destroy Alberton and the lumbering community of Lothrop. We talked with the great granddaughter of a woman, who survived the 1910 fires.... more » -
New wildland fire engine coming to Ravalli Co.
April 27, 2010 12:49 PM
MISSOULA - Wildland firefighting operations in Ravalli County will be receiving a big boost on Thursday when the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation delivers a new fire engine to the Three Mile Rural Fire Department. DNRC State Forester Bob Harrington will deliver the engine and handing over... more » -
Governor receives fire season briefing Play Video
April 15, 2010 8:05 PM
MISSOULA - Meteorologists have been saying that their expecting an above normal fire season this year, and the Governor says Montana's fire resources look strong. "Not only do we have the funding for the resources, it looks like in the south, in the southwest, they will have a lower... more » -
Fire season danger remains despite wet spell
April 13, 2010 11:48 AM
MISSOULA - The last couple of weeks have brought clouds, wind, snow, and cooler temperatures to Western Montana. The dry, mild weather of mid to late winter has given way to a cooler and wetter first three weeks of Spring. But with winter snowpack totals still running at... more » -
Historic look at 1910 fires open in Missoula Play Video
March 28, 2010 12:15 PM
MISSOULA - This year marks the centennial anniversary of the devastating 1910 fires and the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula has spent the last two years working on one of their largest exhibits ever; "When the Mountains Roared. The Fire of 1910". Robert Brown of the Historical Museum says... more » -
Wind pushes controlled burns
March 21, 2010 9:08 PM
The control burn season remains open across Montana and with the winds picking up over the weekend, fire departments in Flathead and Lake counties responded to over 13 fires. Fire officials say that several of the blazes were started as controlled burns that got out of hand. Two of... more »
