Keep tabs on Montana’s 2023 fire season with MTFP stories and maps showing up-to-date information on air quality and active wildfires.
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Fire season 2023: the ‘yo-yo effect’
Information on wildfires pulled from Inciweb, a federal website designed to give members of the public an overview of the location, size and suppression strategy for active wildfires.
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MORE MONTANA FIRE COVERAGE
How artificial intelligence plus local expertise can promote ‘good fire’ in Montana
An emerging risk-based framework called PODs aims to improve firefighter safety, support fire-adapted communities, and get more of the right fire in the right place at the right time. Will it take hold in Montana?
What to know about smoke, heat and health
Public health experts offer guidance and resources on how to avoid negative health impacts from wildfire smoke and high heat.
Heat returns after temporary relief
Precipitation and cooler temperatures slowed the spread of some wildfires in western Montana last week, offering a bit of relief to firefighters who have been working since late July to contain a number of blazes ignited by dry lightning.