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The Big Knife Fire jumped the Big Knife Drainage on Tuesday and has now burned 2,000 acres.

The Big Knife Fire jumped the Big Knife Drainage on Tuesday and has now burned 2,000 acres.

HELENA, Mont. - Fire crews are battling wildfires throughout western Montana amid hot and dry weather.

Lake County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes adopted Stage 2 fire restrictions and Flathead County commissioners declared a state of emergency Tuesday in the midst of a host of wildfires that have burned more than 20,000 acres of land in the area in recent days.

Smoke came primarily from a swath of fires burning locally in western Montana and Idaho.

Smoke came primarily from a swath of fires burning locally in western Montana and Idaho.

At least a dozen new fire starts were reported by Sunday afternoon.

With more high winds, heat and low humidities forecast, firefighters might not get a break until week's end.

With more high winds, heat and low humidities forecast, firefighters might not get a break until week's end.

With more high winds, heat and low humidities forecast, firefighters might not get a break until week's end.