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Crow Agency Fire Responds To Early Season Wildfires

By • 6 hours ago

Fire officers on the Crow Reservation say they responded to a dozen small wildfires over the past week.

BLM Plans Multiple Prescribed Burns In North Central Montana

By • Mar 12, 2020

Land managers are taking advantage of cool, wet conditions to intentionally burn areas they think could help reduce wildland fire risk to certain communities. This season the Bureau of Land Management is planning multiple prescribed burns in north central Montana.

Red Flag Warnings Issued for Central and Southern Montana

By • Mar 3, 2020

The National Weather Service on Mar. 3 issued a red flag warning for parts of central and southeastern Montana due to dry winds that could lead to “extreme fire behavior.”

High Wind, Fire Warnings Issued This Weekend For North-Central Montana

By • Jan 29, 2020

It may be winter but fire danger around Montana could spike this weekend when a system with strong winds, dry conditions and possible record highs for parts of Montana blows in on Saturday.

Court Allows Forest Project SW Of Helena To Proceed

By • Jan 16, 2020
A survey of elk hiding cover in the Telegraph Vegetation Project area.
Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A wildfire mitigation project was allowed to proceed in Montana's Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest after two conservation groups raised concerns over the impact on big game habitat, federal appeals court officials said.

Grants Available For Home Wildfire Protection

By Aura Wetzel • Jan 13, 2020

 

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) plans to award $500 grants to homeowners for fire protection. 

Montana Firefighters Sent To Help With Australia Fire Crisis

By • Jan 8, 2020

 

A handful of Montana wildland firefighters are helping fight the historic bushfires in Australia, which have burned over 12 million acres, destroyed over 2,000 homes and killed at least 24 people. 

Flathead Timber, Wildfire Project Includes Logging In Roadless Areas

By • Dec 18, 2019
This map shows the southern portion of the proposed action for the Frozen Moose Project in the Flathead National Forest.
Flathead National Forest

The Flathead National Forest announced a large project Wednesday that proposes commercial logging in areas usually protected from that activity. Officials say it aims to reduce wildfire risk to private homes near the North Fork of the Flathead River.

Montana Energy Regulators Address Wildfire Risks From Power Lines

By • Nov 26, 2019
A screen capture from a NorthWestern Energy video shows a powerline corridor that must be cleared of hazard trees to help prevent wildfires.
Screen capture from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kH464TvlSo

Montana utility regulators say NorthWestern Energy must spend at least $3.2 million a year on removing trees near power lines. Regulators are worried that power company equipment could spark flames similar to the devastating wildfire in California last year that killed more than 80 people and destroyed the town of Paradise.

Dissenting Voices Absent From Gianforte Forest Collaboration Roundtable

By • Nov 8, 2019
Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte and U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Jim Hubbard hold a forest management roundtable at the U.S. Forest Service’s Aerial Fire Depot and Smokejumper Center in Missoula, Nov. 7, 2019.
Edward O'Brien / Montana Public Radio

Montana U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte and U.S. Agriculture Department Undersecretary Jim Hubbard spearheaded a roundtable this week in Missoula focused on forest and wildland fire policy.

Gianforte called for greater collaboration among stakeholders. Some stakeholders, however, were noticeably absent from the event.

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