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Montana Daily Dispatch News

• Wildfires' toxic air leaves damage in Seeley Lake long after the smoke clears September 18, 2020
  When researchers arrived in this town tucked in the Northern Rockies three years ago, they could still smell the smoke a day after it cleared from devastating wildfires. Their plan was to chart how long it took for people to recover from living for seven weeks surrounded by relentless smoke. They still don’t know, because […]
• Billings Flying Service Chinook's Are Perfect for Firefighting September 18, 2020
  As wildfires continue to burn through forest and grasslands in California, Oregon and Washington, a huge force of men and women from across the nation have been sent to west coast states to help battle the blazes. Reuters says there are over 17,000 firefighters currently fighting fires in California alone, plus thousands more in Oregon […]
• Callahan Fire in northwest Montana grows to 1,660 acres September 17, 2020
  Officials with the interagency fire group managing the Callahan Fire estimated the size of the blaze at 1,660 acres on Sept. 17. The fire remains zero percent contained, officials said. About 220 firefighters are assigned to the blaze. The firefighter crews have received support from two helicopters, eight engines, three water tenders and seven pieces […]
• Western Montana group organizing supplies for wildfire relief in Oregon September 17, 2020
  Fires continue to rip through the northwest and one group of Montanans is helping out by donating vital supplies to people in Oregon. Montana Cares, with the help of some local businesses, have put together two trailers and a moving truck full of supplies essential to those who have lost so much in the wildfires. […]