Families and fire: Forest Service group aims to keep more women fighting wildfires
Firefighters jump out of planes or dig miles of line to try and stop a fire’s spread. Some do this while pregnant. For women in firefighting, balancing careers with the demands of motherhood can often force them out of the jobs they love. But a new group of women in fire is trying to change that.
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'Essential travel only,' conserve water, avoid rivers and creeks, officials say after severe storm in Missoula area
Power to thousands of homes was knocked out Wednesday night as a severe thunderstorm swept through western Montana.
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Looking for timely, reliable wildfire info? Here's how we find it
As wildfire season heats up across Montana, it can be hard know where to find reliable, up-to-date information. Here's a rundown of the kind of sources, tools and verification we use when covering wildfires — and you can use them too.
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A wet May could delay summer wildfires in the Northern Rockies
An unusually dry winter fueled expectations of a long and active fire season throughout the Northern Rockies. Fire experts, however, say the reality may be more nuanced than that.
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Researchers rethink rural wildfire mitigation
It’s wildfire season. Rural communities and those on the outskirts of urban centers face greater danger than others. New research urges homeowners and state officials to rethink how they mitigate risk for those areas.
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