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Flathead County moves to stage 2 fire restrictions Saturday
Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.· 11 months agoAug. 2—Flathead and Sanders counties will move to stage 2 fire restrictions beginning Saturday, Aug. 5. Lake County and the Flathead Reservation implemented stage 2 rules on Tuesday. The restrictions ...
Fire managers approve Stage 1 fire restrictions in northwest Montana
The Western News, Libby, Mont. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 28—Deteriorating conditions in northwest Montana led fire managers to begin Stage 1 fire restrictions Saturday. The restrictions will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. across the Kootenai and ...
Stage 1 fire restrictions to begin Saturday across Northwest Montana
Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 26—Northwest Montana fire managers on Wednesday decided to enact stage 1 fire restrictions across the region beginning Saturday. The fire rules will affect the Flathead and Kootenai forests ...
Average fire season forecast for the Flathead Valley
Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 13—Fire experts and officials with state and federal agencies expect an average fire season in the Flathead Valley this year, although they said that June's weather and precipitation will ...
Fire danger raised to 'extreme' in Flathead County
Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAug. 1—The fire danger level for Northwest Montana was elevated to "extreme" on Tuesday, prompting Flathead County commissioners to declare a state of emergency for the county. The emergency ...
Despite rain stage 2 restrictions continue as crews battle fires
Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 25—Stage 2 fire restrictions remain in effect for Northwest Montana even after rain fell on the area earlier this week. Fire danger remains very high and temperatures are expected to return ...
Some fire restrictions lifted, Hungry Horse Reservoir reopens after rainstorm
Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 31—Two days of healthy rainfall and cool temperatures across Northwest Montana brought an abrupt end to fire restrictions, while some public closures and evacuation notices were lifted.
Several new wildfires spark, grow quickly in Montana
Great Falls Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAround 30 new wildfires started in Montana since Sunday, some of which forced evacuations, and at least five active fires have topped 1,000 acres in the...
Montana firefighters hold lines on more than 20 wildfires despite prolonged heat wave
Great Falls Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA seemingly unending succession of 90-degree plus days is pushing Northern Rocky Mountain firefighters to the limit, yet fire crews have thus far successfully kept the 20 or more wildfires currently ...
Officials lift, ease fire restrictions across northwest Montana
The Western News, Libby, Mont. via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoSep. 1—There haven't been too many more welcome sights as the rain that fell across the region late Tuesday and Wednesday. While firefighters got a big assist in battling several blazes across ...