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Update: 09/02/20, 10:30 p.m.
Fast moving wildfires prompted evacuations in several areas of central and eastern Montana Wednesday.
Northwest of Helena, residents in the Birdseye Road area returned to their homes after an evacuation order Wednesday afternoon. The Red Cross set up a shelter at Helena First Church and the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds opened to livestock owners.
Across the state, the Rosebud County Sheriff’s Office evacuated residents in and around Ashland Wednesday night. Firefighters are responding to several large burns in Rosebud County.
Southeast of Roundup, Musselshell County sheriff officers evacuated residents north and south of Fattig Creek Road Wednesday night as firefighters worked two wind-driven fires in the area. A shelter has been opened in Roundup. Musselshell County Disaster and Emergency Services says evacuated residents may be able to access their homes Thursday afternoon, weather and containment permitting.
In Garfield County, residents in Jordan and Cohagen were able to return to their homes Wednesday night after the human-caused, wind-driven Huff Fire threatened structures and jumped several roadways. Crews responded to flare ups throughout the night.
Firefighters responded to several other large fires in eastern Montana that started during Wednesday's extreme fire conditions.
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