Extreme heat and bone-dry conditions are prompting officials to raise the fire danger and implement burning restrictions in parts of western Montana.

Firefighters made good progress on containing fires near Helena and Lake Mary Ronan this weekend. All evacuation orders in effect due to the Matt Staff Fire have been lifted. Some orders in place near the Elmo Fire have been rolled back to pre-evacuation warnings.

The Matt Staff Fire burning east of Helena has burned over 1,500 acres and is still active but suppressed, according to the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff.

A fire that began Thursday at the intersection of Highway 12 and Spokane Creek Road has led to evacuation orders for the west shore of Canyon Ferry Reservoir and Matt Staff Road in Helena.

A phone number posted on the fire-information website Inciweb for evacuees of the Elmo Fire was incorrect and led to an apparent scam.

The Elmo Fire near the western shore of Flathead Lake grew to over 18,000 acres at last report. About 150 homes are now in the mandatory evacuation area. Officials on Wednesday said the fire has burned four homes and four outbuildings and has a high potential for reaching Flathead Lake by this evening.

Evacuation orders have expanded as gusting winds continue to fan the Elmo fire burning more than 16,000 acres west of Flathead Lake.

In the small town of Dayton, along the western shore of Flathead Lake, nearby residents ordered to evacuate from the Elmo Fire gathered along the town’s gravel roads Monday evening planning what to do next.

New evacuations orders were issued Monday afternoon for The Elmo Fire near the western shores of Flathead Lake, which had grown to nearly 13,000 acres and was zero percent contained as of firefighters' most recent update this morning.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as the McKinney fire intensified. In Montana, the Elmo fire grew to more than 11 square miles. Other states are also dealing with wildfires.