fires

Montana is no stranger to natural and man-made disasters. We take a look at the 8 biggest in the state.

A huge thank you to firefighters for their hard work!

Here is an updated list of wildfires currently burning across Montana.

A fire burning in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park has grown to 2,119 acres.

If you're like me, you've been saying "NOT YET" to the recent news of wildfires in Montana. It turns out that yes, some are from "natural" causes - but the series of wildfires in Helena has been from suspected arson.  Police have 19 year-old Fredrick J. Maw in custody for arson in the Sweats Gulch Complex fires, and is also suspected in the Priest Pass fire and the Spokane Hill

It seems like every day lately there has been a new structure fire (or two), and the Bozeman Police say there may be suspects behind the flames.   Three 14 year old females were arrested over the weekend for arson for 1 of the 5 fires that have burnt inside city limits in the past week.

WOW - this map really puts this summer in perceptive.  This map shows all of the fires that either have burned or are burning here in Montana.  The light gray marks represent fires that have been extinguished - and the orange marks are the active fires still burning...

Here's what our beautiful Paradise Valley now looks like! Is it what you expected?  Warning - turn down your sound before you watch - it's loud wind noise.

Fire season continues to rage in Southwest Montana. Monday afternoon outside of Toston, lightning started a new fire that is currently burning on private and state land.  It's currently estimated around 3,000 acres.  No houses were threatened by the lightning-caused blaze known as the Bean Fire, said Kerry O’Connell with Gallatin emergency management...

Yesterday things only got worse.  Our beautiful Paradise Valley is in on fire.  Our prayers go out to the firefighters, homeowners and everyone involved.  Here is the fire picture as of this morning. Pine Creek Fire - This fire started yesterday at a construction site, and quickly spread ... Read More ...

Yesterday was one ginormous step backwards in this seasons fire situation - with 2 new wildfires burning in Southwest Montana, days before we are expecting winds up to 35 mph. The Millie Fire you could see from town, and is in the "Squaw Creek" area of the Storm Creek Drainage...

UPDATE 3:25pm July 18th 1012   - MANDATORY EVACUATION West of Inverness including Inverness Road, Loc Lomond and Black Hawke. The fire is moving towards Old Yellowstone Trail and several houses are being warned of the possible danger...