The West Fork fire as photographed Friday evening from a vantage point on Bobtail Road about a mile north of Milton Drive. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
September 2, 2017
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September 2, 2017 10:18 p.m.
Fire crews brace for strong, east winds
Firefighters in Northwest Montana are bracing for strong, eastward winds forecast for Sunday evening. Fires have torched over 735,000 acres in Montana this summer, prompting Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to declare a state of disaster on Friday, which will allow the governor to mobilize additional state fire resources like additional members of the Montana National Guard.