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Montana fire hazard closes 19.6 million acres state wide
Gov Marc Racicot declared a large part of western central and southern Montana off limits to recreation due to extreme fire danger. About 19.6 million acres are closed with exceptions for some areas. Glacier National Park remains open with special policies. The nationwide fire season is described as the worst in 50 years with 79 large fires burning over 1.4 million acres. Separately, two inmates died from lightning during a prison crew fire assignment in Utah.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Marc Racicot
Maine
Glacier National Park
Amy Vanderbilt
United States
New Hampshire
National Interagency Fire Center
Idaho
Wyoming
Townsend
Pacific Northwest
U.S. 12
Sawyers
Utah
Stansbury Mountains
Grantsville
University of Utah Medical Center
John Dwan
Bitterroot Valley
J.D. Coleman
Northern Rockies Coordination Center
Missoula