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Last Saturday, August 13, The Lolo Hotshot crew suffered the loss of one of its firefighters when 26-year-old Justin Beebe died while combating the Strawberry Fire in Nevada.
With 500 over people evacuated, one man dead and 14 homes burned, the Roaring Lion Fire shows little signs of stopping anytime soon and has expanded nearly 1,000 acres since Monday.
This time of year, it usually isn't very hard to start a campfire. Almost everything is dry and easily ready to burn. But, I somehow can always figure out a way to fail at making a proper campfire. You can give me everything short of gasoline and a blowtorch, and I will manage to take forever to get a fire started...
With the east flank of the Observation Point fire held, firefighters are preparing to push against the fire's western edge in an area filled with steep, dangerous terrain.
Montana may experience some fire season relief this summer. Fire weather meteorologist Bryan Henry with the Northern Rockies Coordination Center says nearly all the evidence points to an average year.
The Missoula Fire Department responded to early morning reports of flames and smoke coming from a dryer located in the utility room of a 5-plex apartment building located at Pattee Creek Dr.