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Rural volunteer fire departments responded to a first alarm wildland fire near a subdivision off U.S. Highway 12 east of Helena Thursday afternoon, which prompted the evacuation of some homes.
A wildland fire that ignited about five miles east of East Helena Thursday has grown to 1,538 acres with no containment as of Friday.
Montana’s top forester, Sonya Germann, will become the next Bureau of Land Management director for Montana and the Dakotas next month.
BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning selected Sonya Germann for the role.
Experts said on Monday that warming temperatures in Montana will likely to lead to more wildland fires in coming months.