![Fire Danger Elevated to Moderate for Western Montana [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2014/07/Fire-danger.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Fire Danger Elevated to Moderate for Western Montana [AUDIO]
As summer deepens into July, fire danger for Western Montana has been elevated to 'Moderate" by city and county officials.
open burning
![Small Slash Fire Leads to Barn Burning With Boat and Trailer [VIDEO] [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2014/05/Hoffman-Fire-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Small Slash Fire Leads to Barn Burning With Boat and Trailer [VIDEO] [AUDIO]
When Missoula's Assistant Chief of Police says to never leave a small fire, you should listen, because it happened to him.
Ravalli County Burn Ban
No open burning is being allowed Saturday, April 27. The weather in the Bitterroot Valley will be hot and windy Saturday - with gusts expected near 40 miles per hour.
Due to the hot temperatures in the 70s, combined with that wind, Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman and Ravalli County Fire Warden Brad Mohn are asking residents to not do any open burning Saturday, and to be cautious even on Sunda
Build A Smaller Bonfire
The Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control Program went through a rule change this past Monday.; any bonfire over 2 feet in diameter will now require a permit.