State, Missoula County earn EPA grants to diminish smoke effects
Fortunately, air quality professionals have received federal money to help people out.
Rice Ridge Fire
Montana Gets EPA Funding to Reduce Impact of Wildfire Smoke
The funds will become available well ahead of the upcoming 2024 wildfire season.
UM Study – Fire Decreased Residents Lung Function in Seeley Lake
The Rice Ridge Fire was one of the most intense wildfires of the 2017 season and blanketed the Seeley Lake Community with dense smoke for weeks.
Bitterroot’s Goldstone Fire Likely Stopped at Less than 10,000 Acres
The Goldstone fire still burning in the Bitterroot 18 miles south of Jackson is the state’s second largest.
For the 2018 Fire Season – Lightning will be the Wild Card
Wildfire experts are saying the upcoming fire season will be ‘above normal’, meaning more than 300,000 acres burned, due to hotter, drier conditions through September.
SBA Offers Low Interest Loans to Businesses Over Wildfire Losses
The U.S. Small Business Administration if offering low interest loans to businesses in several Montana counties who suffered losses during the summer of 2016 fire season.
Study Says Over Two Times More Hospital Visits With Seeley Fire
A study by the Montana Department of Health snd Human Services show that residents of Missoula and Powell Counties in the past fire season visited emergency rooms two to three times more than last fire season.
Seeley Lake Residents Studied For Extended Harmful Effects Of Wildfire Smoke
As the Rice Ridge Fire raged this summer, the residents in and around Seeley Lake suffered through historically hazardous smoke, day in and day out, and now, scientists are studying its effects.
Montana Morning State News Headlines – September 19, 2017
Classes will resume today at Flathead Valley public and private schools after numerous online threats were received over the past week.
Rice Ridge Fire Winding Down, Total Cost Nearing $45 Million
An infrared flight over the weekend shows the Rice Ridge Fire had burned through over 160,170 acres, leading to a total bill for taxpayers of around 45 million dollars.
Most Allowed Back Home in Seeley Lake, Rice Ridge Fire Cost Up To $38 Million
The Rice Ridge fire near Seeley Lake is closing in on a total firefighting cost of $38 million and is over 135,000 acres in size, making it the second most expensive fire in Montana history.
Wildfires And Evacuations Update – State Headlines
Some good news for residents of Seeley Lake and those near the Lolo Peak Fire, and hundreds of residents have been allowed to retun to their homes.