West Continues Battle Against Wildfire Season

by | Sep 14, 2012 | News, News/PR

Across the West, high winds and temperatures exacerbated already dangerous fire conditions, prompting the National Weather Service to issue red-flag warnings for wide swaths of eastern Washington and Oregon, Idaho, Montana and all of Wyoming. Crews in central...

U.S. Forest Service Plans For Post-Wildfire Issues

by | Aug 8, 2012 | News, News/PR

Even before the fires start, some folks in the U.S. Forest Service have planned for what to do when they’re extinguished. In the case of the Pony and Ash Creek fires in eastern Montana, federal Burn Area Emergency Recovery crews have already spent almost $1.7 million...