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Updated 1:12 p.m., July 11, 2021 The Missoula Sherriff’s office says an evacuation warning along Highway 12 from the Idaho border to Lolo Hot Springs remains in effect due to the Lolo Creek Fire. The warning was issued late Saturday night after the wildfire was first reported around 5 p.m. According to the Lolo National Forest, the fire is estimated to be 12 acres in size and is burning between mile marker one and two along the Highway 12 corridor. Officials say the fire continues to burn actively in heavy dead and downed timber about a mile west of Highway 12. Officials say if you are trav...

Updated 4:50 p.m., July 08, 2021. A series of thunderstorms rumbled across western Montana’s Lolo National Forest Wednesday, where officials recorded over 800 lightning strikes. Firefighters are now working to suppress at least 30 new wildfires on multiple fronts. The Lolo National Forest’s western-most portion, including the Superior and Plains-Thompson Falls Ranger Districts bore the brunt of Wednesday’s storms. Smoke from some of these fires burning near Superior and St. Regis are clearly visible from nearby Interstate 90. Lolo National Forest Supervisor Carolyn Upton “We have fire...

Wildland Fire In York Burns Unoccupied House A volunteer fire department northeast of Helena continues to respond to a six- to eight-acre wildland fire that burned a house, outbuildings and dry grass Friday. The York Volunteer Fire Department, Tri-Lakes, East Valley, East Helena and Eastgate Fire Departments put roughly 20,000 gallons of water on the fire just on Saturday. York Fire Chief Keith Outzs says the unoccupied house burned down to its foundation and continues to smolder. The chief says the department is visiting the site daily to continue to douse the remains to keep it from reignit...