Shawn Ray-Delmas

Rain in western Montana Monday did little to slow fire growth across the state."Well it’s a mixed blessing," said Jay Nichols, a spokesperson assigned to…

A weekend of lower temperature and higher humidity brought no substantial new wildfire starts across the state, and allowed firefighters to make a dent in…

A five-acre fire started around 4 p.m. Wednesday near Alberton. Lolo National Forest spokesperson Boyd Hartwig says the fire is burning mostly grass, and…

Since Monday, one new fire has been discovered in the Kootenai National Forest. The Ten Mile Fire is burning 15 to 20 acres in the Rexford and Fortine…

Updated and corrected: 5:35 p.m., 07/30/18Twenty fires have flared up in the Kootenai National Forest, all caused by lightning from weekend storms.Most of…