fires

Bottom line up front: "There are still no plans to evacuate the city of Red Lodge." -US Forest Service Public Information Officer Billy Chapman.

A Montana DNRC helicopter went down near Townsend, but all crew members are reportedly safe thanks to the quick actions of law enforcement and a DNRC employee.

Fires that broke out west of Billings on Saturday near 72nd Street West around 10:30 p.m. are now under control. Interim Yellowstone County DES Coordinator Lt. Kent O’Donnell said there were indications that a train snagged a power line, causing a surge that likely caused of a small fire near Highway 3...

Firefighters continued battling a fire in a commercial building on Moore Lane in Billings’ West End. Smoke poured from the ceiling of the business property Lynnrich Seamless Siding Windows and Doors. Billings first responders were called at 8:40 p...

Major changes were announced today on the evacuation status of homes near two major fires in Missoula County.

The Sapphire Complex is comprised of the Goat Creek, Little Hogback, and Sliderock fires and all three are currently active.

A nearly-1,000-acre grass fire that began north of Highway 87 East Thursday afternoon led to the issuance of pre-evacuation notices for about a dozen homes in the Huntington Hills area according to the Billings Gazette.  The Sage Hills fire burning near Lockwood southeast of Billings threatens numerous other structures in the Emerald Hills area, according to Brad Shoemaker, the disaster and emerge

Report on Fires Burning in Montana.