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Electricity-related Great Falls house fire leaves occupants, multiple animals displaced

Electricity-related Great Falls house fire leaves occupants, multiple animals displaced

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Several people and multiple pets were displaced in a house fire on Tuesday night, according to Great Falls Fire Rescue. Great Falls Fire Rescue said it responded to the fire on 1309 2nd Avenue North at 6:39 p.m. during Tuesday night. Firefighters arrived to find

Prescribed burn brings Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest season total to nearly 7K acres

The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest continued its ongoing prescribed fire operations Thursday in Helena’s South Hills. Dubbed the Mini-Horse prescribed burn, U.S. Forest Service personnel burned 330 acres of land between the Show-Me-the-Horse Trail and Mini Ridge Trail systems off of Grizzly

Fire off I-90 in Missoula County contained, burn warning issued

Fire off I-90 in Missoula County contained, burn warning issued

MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont. – Frenchtown rural and Superior volunteer firefighters responded to a wildland fire off I-90 near mile marker 65 on Thursday. The Frenchtown Rural Fire District shared a report about the fire and said crews were able to contain it before it spread to nearby forest lands. “Even

Prescribed burn on Grizzly Gulch Road near Helena

Prescribed burn on Grizzly Gulch Road near Helena

HELENA, Mont. - The U.S. Forest Service is conducting a prescribed burn of around 330 acres off of Grizzly Gulch Road on Thursday, and may extend into Friday. "The Mini-Horse prescribed burn will incorporate lands between Show-Me-the-Horse Trail and Mini Ridge Trail systems," The

Jefferson County sheriff sends cellphone alert notifying public of wildfire near Montana City

Firefighters responded to a wildfire Tuesday afternoon in the Skihi Road area west of Montana City, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. At around 3 p.m., the sheriff's office sent out alert notifying people in the area of the fire and the need to

Fire in the Root Council offers reduced-smoke debris burning workshop in Hamilton

Spring in the Bitterroot Valley often means yard work, slash piles and the return of smoke drifting through our neighborhoods. While fire is an effective tool for managing debris, how and when we burn matters — for personal safety, for our neighbors’ health and for reducing wildfire risk across our community.

The Roadless Rule doesn't stop firefighting — Here's proof from the field | Bill Avey

Many Montanans have heard claims that the Roadless Rule makes it harder to fight wildfires. I spent four decades managing our national forests — including the Custer-Gallatin and Helena-Lewis and Clark — and my experience tells me that claim just isn’t true. The Roadless Rule, enacted in 2001, protects