Wildfire Fighters

After a summer full of fluctuating temperatures, Northwest Montana has finally been handed its first serious fire of the year. The Copper King Fire began on Sunday, July 31st, just east of Thomps...

https://wildfirefighters.com/copper-king-fire-explodes-northwest-montana.html

As more than 80,000 residents returned to Fort McMurray on Wednesday after a massive 1.2 million acre wildfire destroyed nearly 15% of the city last month, one thing is clear: The 2016 wildfire s...

https://wildfirefighters.com/2016-fire-season-starts-bang.html

As October arrives and fire season winds down across the country, fire danger continues to be a significant threat in California. Moisture in Southern California's vegetation is at a critically l...

https://wildfirefighters.com/california-prepares-for-october-fires.html

Firefighters in Northern California are once again battling massive fires, but this time, the blazes have burned with an intensity and pace unlike anything many veterans have ever seen. Southea...

https://wildfirefighters.com/california-fires-force-thousands-to-evacuate.html

Firefighters in the northwest are finally getting a bit of relief as cool weather moves in from the pacific, bringing much needed rain to some regions. Crews on the Okanagan complex in central Wa...

https://wildfirefighters.com/rain-relief-for-firefighters-in-west.html

Air quality across the nation is now suffering from the intense wildfires burning throughout the Northwest. Washington, Idaho, and western Montana are particularly affected this week by the smo...

https://wildfirefighters.com/air-quality-down-nationally-due-to-smoke.html

The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) is now mobilizing firefighters from Australia and New Zealand to assist with wildfire suppression efforts in the western United States. Last mobilize...

https://wildfirefighters.com/australia-new-zealand-to-help-fight-u-s-fires.html

After months of exceedingly hot, dry weather, fire activity in the Northwest corner of Montana has taken off in the past week. The Napoleon Complex began on August 19th in the Bull River draina...

https://wildfirefighters.com/napoleon-fire-burns-northwest-montana.html

For the first time in two years, the National Fire Preparedness Level has been raised to level 5 today. With large thunderstorms moving across the western U.S. in recent days with little to no mo...

https://wildfirefighters.com/national-fire-preparedness-raised-to-highest-level.html

Firefighters in the western United States have seen a new obstacle this season: Drones. Labeled "Hobby Drones" by officials, the unmanned vehicles that typically carry compact video cameras hav...

https://wildfirefighters.com/drones-increasing-danger-for-firefighters.html