Montana firefighters have been assisting California in their efforts to distinguish the blazes. The Montana DES coordinates the aid to other states, and can accept it to our own.

MONTANA - Firefighters from Montana are heading to California to assist in battling the intense wildfires raging in the state.

Multiple Montana fire departments are sending crews and engines to California to help fight four fast-moving wildfires.The crews that shared plans to head to Ca

Nearly a dozen Montana fire departments have headed down to the Golden State to help fight wildfires in Los Angeles that have killed at least 24 people and displaced thousands of others.

Missoula, MT ( KGVO-AM News) - Dr. Peter Kolb, Associate Professor of Forest Ecology and Management at the University of Montana's W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana was on the KGVO Talk Back program this week.

"But they haven't had much lately and now they have a big windstorm problem." Stiff worked in California for nearly 10 years before returning to Montana. He said wildfire season is almost never-ending, especially in a year like this one with so little ...

MONTANA - Firefighters in Los Angeles are hoping for a break on Friday from the fierce winds fueling massive fires that have killed at least 10 people and leveled neighborhoods.

Montana firefighters aiding California trough mutual aid system

Montana firefighters have been assisting California in their efforts to distinguish the blazes through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

Discover how California's wildfires could shorten Montana's ski season by accelerating snowmelt, impacting winter tourism and local economies.

A horseback rider was transported by helicopter to an waiting ambulance after they suffered an injury on the Hazard Canyon Trail in Montaña de Oro State Park. On Friday afternoon, the CHP, Cal Fire SLO, California State Parks and San Luis Obispo Ambulance responded to the incident in a multi-agency effort.

“The fires in California are unprecedented because of their timing, coming so early in the year, and due to the extent of their damage," Bridger Aerospace said in a statement sent in NBC Montana.