Fires burning in western Montana as of Tuesday, Aug. 1
HELENA, Mont. - Fire crews are battling wildfires throughout western Montana amid hot and dry weather.
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HELENA, Mont. - Fire crews are battling wildfires throughout western Montana amid hot and dry weather.
A dry lightning storm July 29 lit up as many as 17 new wildfires on the Flathead National Forest.
Fire managers with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said the human-caused North Lake Fire was sparked by equipment in a dry hayfield.
Numerous fires burned actively across northwest Montana and at least three new fires took off in the Mission Valley Sunday after a dry lightning storm. The Niarada Fire west of Elmo was at 1,000 acres Monday morning, and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) fire managers said Hwy 28 was closed Sunday after the fire jumped the highway; it was estimated at 200 acres by Sunday evening, about 11 miles west of Elmo, and 18 smokejumpers were working the fire. Four SEATs, a helicopter, and other resources also responded.
The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Division of Fire is battling several spreading wildfires in the Mission Valley area. Officials welcomes the