Montana residents gain tools to map wildfire risk by neighborhood
Landowners can view online wildland fire risk maps showing at risk homes near Mount Helena and west of Missoula. Officials urge awareness as Montana faces growing fire potential by July with NOAA drought, NIFC forecasts, and a 280 plus fire tally this year.
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Brett French
Billingsgazette.com
Bozeman-based
Headwaters Economics
Mount Helena
Missoula
Billings
Ironwood
Rocky
Tri- County
Montana
National Interagency Fire Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sawley
Wisdom
Big Hole River
Idaho
Wildfirerisk.org
Cheyenne Indian Reservation
Remington
Wyoming
Montana towns weigh cuts to Essential Air Service
Rural Montana airports face potential EAS funding reductions as a federal plan targets a 308 million cut in fiscal 2026. Seven Montana airports receive EAS funds, including Butte West Yellowstone Glasgow Glendive Havre Sidney and Wolf Point, with five served by Cape Air.
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Montana
Russell Vought
United States Office of Management and Budget
Executive Branch
Essential Air Service
EAS
Butte
West Yellowstone
Glasgow
Glendive
Havre
Sidney
Wolf Point
Cape Air
Billings
Walt McNutt
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Ihals
McDougall Creek
West Kelowna
British Columbia
Darryl Dyck
Canadian Press
California
Western
AIR
Cape
Saiau
Quahy
Larry Mayer
Billings Gazette