Highway 37 Fire

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…

Wildfire activity was minimal in Montana today, but a fire weather warning is in effect until 9 p.m for the Lolo National Forest area from Drummond…

Before firefighters entered the Modified Fire Response Zone of the asbestos-contaminated forest near Libby to suppress the Highway 37 Fire, they donned…

UPDATE 6:00 p.m.:The Wawa wildfire is no longer considered a threat to critical sage grouse habitat on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife…

The Bacon Rind Fire, detected Friday evening above the Gallatin Canyon about 20 miles south of Big Sky is now being estimated at 202 acres. It was started…

Highway 37 Fire, Kootenai National Forest - Update 5:22 p.m. July 23, 2018The Highway 37 Fire burning near Libby’s asbestos superfund site is 10 percent…

Firefighter safety is of particular concern on the Highway 37 Fire north of Libby because of its proximity to a patch of asbestos-contaminated…

Highway 37 fire, updated 4:20 p.m. July 20, 2018A fire near the former vermiculite mine and a section of asbestos-contaminated forest outside Libby is…