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Wildfire, fire management and air quality news for western Montana and the Northern Rockies.

Montana wildfire update for July 20, 2024

Montana Public Radio wildfire news

Bible Lane Fire

Update: The Missoula County Sheriff's Office has lifted the evacuation warning for the Bible Lane Fire.

The Missoula Sheriff’s Department has issued an evacuation warning for homes near Lothrop west of Missoula due to the Bible Lane Fire.

The warning was issued late Friday night. Residents east of the intersection of Petty Creek road and Bible Lane, including Runyon Drive, Lydia Lane, and Lucinda Lane are under the warning. Bile Lane is closed to the general public.

The fire is burning near homes and businesses.

Updates from the sheriff’s office can be found here. Officials encourage residents to enroll in Smart 911. You can enroll here.

Aaron graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism in 2015 after interning at Minnesota Public Radio. He landed his first reporting gig in Wrangell, Alaska where he enjoyed the remote Alaskan lifestyle and eventually moved back to the road system as the KBBI News Director in Homer, Alaska. He joined the MTPR team in 2019. Aaron now reports on all things in northwest Montana and statewide health care.
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