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Butte fire crews respond to blaze on Yale Avenue

Butte fire crews respond to blaze on Yale Avenue

BUTTE, Mont. — Crews with the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department were called to a structure fire in the 1800 block of Yale Avenue Saturday. Upon arrival, firefighters went to work on an outbuilding fully on fire with flames spreading into nearby vegetation. The structure then collapsed a short time later.

Davis Gulch Fire near Big Timber expected to smoke for days

Davis Gulch Fire near Big Timber expected to smoke for days

BIG TIMBER, Mont. — A wildfire is burning about 20 miles south of Big Timber, according to an update by Custer Gallatin National Forest (CGNF). Forest officials said the Davis Gulch Fire is smoldering with light smoke on a ridge top in the Derby burn scar, about 1.5 miles southwest

Butte air purifier loan program opens April 27 for fire season

Butte air purifier loan program opens April 27 for fire season

BUTTE, Mont. — According to the Butte-Silver Bow City-County Health Department, the county’s Air Purifier Loan Out Program ill return for a fourth year on Monday, April 27, 2026. The program is part of Butte-Silver Bow County’s public health response plan for wildfire smoke events. The

Missoula rural firefighters extinguish morning porch fire

Missoula rural firefighters extinguish morning porch fire

MISSOULA, Mont. – The Missoula Rural Fire District responded to a Thursday morning fire on the porch of a one-story home. The district said it sent firefighters to 4110 South 3rd Street West at 6:05 a.m. after receiving a report of a small fire on the porch of

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