Defensible Space

Following last year's devastating Roaring Lion Fire, which destroyed 16 homes and cost millions of dollars to fight, the DNRC is encouraging homeowners to prepare their homes for wildfire season.

Evacuees from the Colorado Gulch Fire were allowed to return home on Tuesday afternoon, and firefighters were able to control the fast-moving fire.

With the sudden arrival of fire season in Missoula due to the Colorado Gulch Fire, many homeowners who were evacuated were looking at their homes through their rear view mirrors wishing they had prepared a defensible space.