Skibo Fire burned nearly 1,000 acres Canadian National Railway has paid $1.25 million to settle damage caused by a 2016 wildfire that burned national forest land in northeastern Minnesota, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The wildfire, known as the ...
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Early-Season Wildfires on Montana Crow Reservation
13 fires in the last week BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Crow Agency firefighting officials on Friday banned open burning on the southeastern Montana reservation following a string of small, early-season wildfires. Fire crews responded to 13 small fires ...
Read More »Hiring: Forestry Technician (Fire, Assistant Engine Captain), BLM, Montana
Deadline: June 30, 2020 Summary BLM is seeking individuals to serve as Forestry Techs (Assistant Engine Captains) with the BLM, North Central Montana District Office, Division of Fire Management. Currently we have one vacancy in Zortman, MT and ...
Read More »Evacuation Orders Lifted for Eastern Montana Wildfire
No structures have been lost in the wildfire BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Evacuation orders have been lifted for homes near the Montana community of Molt that had been threatened by a wildfire. Montana Department of Natural Resources and ...
Read More »Ceremony Marks 70th Anniversary of Deadly Mann Gulch Fire
13 firefighters were killed on August 5, 1949 in a Montana wildfire HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Officials are marking the 70th anniversary of a tragic blaze north of Helena that killed 13 firefighters and prompted the U.S. Forest ...
Read More »Firefighter Killed in 2017 Lolo Peak Fire Memorialized
Firefighter Brent Witham was killed by a falling tree MTN News, KRTV LOLO (KRTV) – The memory of a California firefighter who lost his life during Western Montana’s historic 2017 wildfire season is being marked in Lolo. Firefighter ...
Read More »Some Residents Return After Helena Wildfire
Wildfire north of Helena was 15% contained HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Some residents who evacuated their homes due to a fire burning north of Helena were allowed to return Wednesday while state officials announced an influx of money ...
Read More »Montana, Oregon Wildfires Prompt Evacuations
Several in Montana did not heed warning By AMY BETH HANSON and SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hundreds of Montana residents who fled their homes because of a four-day wildfire were allowed back Tuesday to ...
Read More »Firefighters Work to Protect Homes North of Helena, Montana
Residents of 400 homes have been evacuated HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Firefighters are working to protect homes in the path of a suspected human-caused fire north of Helena. The fire, which started at mid-day Friday, had burned nearly ...
Read More »Smokejumpers, Hotshots Urge Montana Senator to Change Federal Classification
Legislation could change the name back to firefighters Dennis Bragg, MTN News/KRTV.com MISSOULA (KRTV) – Experienced wildland firefighters tell Sen. Steve Daines they never expected to “get rich” by “sleeping in the dirt” and putting their lives at ...
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