Lolo Peak Fire

Governor Steve Bullock has told his state budget director to ask all state agencies to submit plans for another 10 percent budget cut.

Lolo National Forest spokesman Boyd Hartwig is defending the actions taken to manage the Lolo Peak Fire when it was first reported on July 15.

Over the weekend, the total tab of fighting the Lolo Peak Fire crossed the 30 million dollar mark and likely earned a place in the Montana history books

Around 60 Montana Air National Guard units were expected to prepare for work on the Lolo Peak Fire near Missoula today, August 28, but changing conditions on the fire have led to a change in plans.

Over the weekend, many of the evacuees of the Lolo Peak Fire were allowed to return home, according to the Missoula County and Ravalli County Sheriff's offices.

Ravalli County residents who had been evacuated due to the Lolo Peak Fire have all been allowed to return home, according to a very happy and relieved Sheriff Steve Holton.

Four prominent politicians visited the Lolo Peak Fire camp yesterday, and primarily spoke of better forest management to prevent wildfires.

Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton released the information Thursday night that the evacuated area from Tie Chute Lane north to West County Line Road has been moved back into an Evacuation Warning status,

The Ravalli County Sheriff's Office has ordered more evacuations due to the Lolo Peak Fire. Highway 12 closed with a roadblock.

NBC Montana reports that the Ravalli County Sheriff's Office issued a new evacuation order Wednesday night for residents near the Lolo Peak Fire.