Articles with the Tag: Fire
Montanans used to joke that we had two distinct seasons: winter and road construction. Now we have three seasons: winter, road construction and fire season, and the latter is punctuated by searing temperatures and long dry spells brought on by a never-ending high-pressure system that stokes smoky weather and...
HELENA — In a meeting today with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and western governors, Governor Greg Gianforte emphasized the critical need for meaningful forest management and the continued importance of aggressive initial attack as the state confronts a wildland fire emergency. “The...
Smoke from the wildfires burning through bone-dry forests and grasslands in the West has damaged air quality this week from California to the Eastern Seaboard. The polluting smoke has been thickest in the Northwest, including Montana, where over the past week Missoula, Helena, Great Falls and other cities ra...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Hot, dry conditions and lack of precipitation forecasted have prompted wildland fire officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire to raise the fire danger within the reservation to extreme, effective immediately. E...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte MONTANA — Governor Greg Gianforte issued an executive order declaring a statewide wildland fire emergency in Montana. “Montana faces critical fire conditions that pose significant threats to our communities, infrastructure, first responders, and way...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Greg Gianforte released the Montana Drought Forecast Report for Summer 2021. According to data in the report, the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates approximately 91 percent of Montana faces abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions as o...
With fireworks crackling, temperatures in the 90s and a thunderstorm on the horizon, C.T. Camel, fire prevention specialist for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, was worried last week. It’s hard to believe the weekend delivered much relief. While last Thursday’s thunderstorm b...
News from DNR HELENA — The Northern Rockies Coordination Group and collaborating federal, state, and local agencies are launching: www.MTFireInfo.org to keep Montanans and our visitors updated on current fire restriction information. “We have a personal responsibility to each another and ...
News from CSKT Division of Fire FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Division of Fire officials state that fire danger is moderate, but is very close to high, especially on the west side of the reservation. Debris burning by permit will close for the fire season on June 30. CSKT Division of Fire...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Greg Gianforte received the 2021 Fire Season Briefing from state and federal agency administrators and fire management officers. “Much of Montana is currently in moderate to extreme drought conditions, increasing the risk of a severe...
