Fire Evacuees Near Missoula Return Home – State Headlines
Evacuees from the Colorado Gulch Fire were allowed to return home on Tuesday afternoon, and firefighters were able to control the fast-moving fire.
DNRC spokesman Jordan Koppen offers advice on creating defensible space around homes in the wild land-urban interface.
Campgrounds evacuated in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks after wildfires began approaching the sites.
40 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms and smoky in western Montana, high today in the mid 70's.
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