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This undated photo provided by Inciweb, shows high-capacity pumps, pipes, and sprinklers that are headed for Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park, Mont. The water system is supposed to create a curtain of water, if necessary, to hold off a wildfire that already destroyed a century-old backcountry chalet. (Inciweb via AP)

This undated photo provided by Inciweb, shows high-capacity pumps, pipes, and sprinklers that are headed for Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park, Mont. The water system is supposed to create a curtain of water, if necessary, to hold off a wildfire that already destroyed a century-old backcountry chalet. (Inciweb via AP)

September 7, 2017

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Montana asks FEMA head to ease wildfire assistance requests
September 7, 2017 5:14 p.m.

Montana asks FEMA head to ease wildfire assistance requests

HELENA — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock asked the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday to make it easier to request U.S. government assistance as dozens of fires burning across the drought-stricken state drain its treasury and exhaust its emergency reserve funds.