Dozens of dogs arrived from Southern California to free up vital shelter space for animals displaced by wildfires.

Ten crews from Montana, including from Columbus and Red Lodge, are staged halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles on standby, which is an important role in case new fires break out.

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in Mandeville Canyon received an unpleasant notice from their bank: their home equity lines of credit were being slashed. “I was appalled,” Pelton told KTLA 5 News on Thursday. “I thought it was unconscionable what they did. […]

The Bottom Line Montana’s fire trucks are rolling into California just fine. No emissions tests, no drama. Just some quick safety inspections to keep everything running smoothly. So, if you hear someone ranting about California bureaucracy holding up fire crews, you can laugh, roll your eyes, and tell them the truth.

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

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.

As California battles rapidly spreading wildfires, agencies across Montana are sending resources to aid in firefighting efforts. The Billings Flying Service has dispatched two aircraft from Billings t

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.

Jan. 15—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.

The Bigfork crew helping fight the blaze will not come at a cost to Montana taxpayers, according to a department Facebook post. All costs will be covered by California. Benitez said to check the department's Facebook page for regular updates. The Palisades ...

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.

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.