Lolo Peak Fire

Around 60 Montana Air National Guard units were expected to prepare for work on the Lolo Peak Fire near Missoula today, August 28, but changing conditions on the fire have led to a change in plans.

Ravalli County residents who had been evacuated due to the Lolo Peak Fire have all been allowed to return home, according to a very happy and relieved Sheriff Steve Holton.

Four prominent politicians visited the Lolo Peak Fire camp yesterday, and primarily spoke of better forest management to prevent wildfires.

Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton released the information Thursday night that the evacuated area from Tie Chute Lane north to West County Line Road has been moved back into an Evacuation Warning status,

The Ravalli County Sheriff's Office has ordered more evacuations due to the Lolo Peak Fire. Highway 12 closed with a roadblock.

NBC Montana reports that the Ravalli County Sheriff's Office issued a new evacuation order Wednesday night for residents near the Lolo Peak Fire.

The National Weather Service has predicted strong dry thunderstorms for western Montana Wednesday night into Thursday, and Lolo Peak Fire Officials are preparing for the worst

A homeowner in the Mill Creek area shooting at some squirrels on his property has forced Lolo Peak Fire operations to cease while an investigation is being conducted.

Three transients have been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly beating a Missoula bicyclist so severely that he required hospitalization.

There was some good news late Monday evening when some residents near the Lolo Peak fire were told that the evacuation order had been eased.

A man and woman in Missoula have both been charged with two counts of deliberate homicide after two bodies were found in a local residence. Bail was set at $2 million each.

The Lolo Peak Fire is now over 30,000 acres with over 1,100 personnel fighting the fire including 155 members of the Montana National Guard.