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Thompson Divide Complex The Flathead County Sheriff's Department has issued a mandatory evacuation for the town of Essex, MT, threatened by the…
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NOTE: We'll add information to this update today as it becomes available.In general fires in northwestern Montana are being held in check by the thick…
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For the latest air quality information for Montana, click on this link to the state Department of Environmental Quality's wildfire smoke updates page.The…
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The thick blanket of wildfire smoke over western Montana is a proving a blessing and a curse for firefighters in the state. The hazy conditions can rob…
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It was another active fire week in western Montana. Fires forced evacuations in Sanders County, closed part of Highway 2, and put the town of Essex on…
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MTPR reporter Corin Cates-Carney is in Essex. He says the smoke is so thick there that it’s setting off smoke detectors inside some houses.The fire…
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Highway 2 and the BNSF railway have been closed near Essex, MT, between mile markers 178 and 185; Bear Creek to the Halfway Motel. According to the…
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Some residents near Noxon have been ordered to evacuate due to wildfire, and an evacuation warning is in effect for Essex.Evacuations have been ordered…