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The Colorado Gulch Fire has caused evacuations of several homes in the Grant Creek area near Missoula. The fire started Monday evening.

Photo Courtesy of NBC Montana Last Saturday, August 13, The Lolo Hotshot crew suffered the loss of one of its firefighters when 26-year-old Justin Beebe died while combating the Strawberry Fire in Nevada.

A fire destroyed a three-story building on 56th Street West Monday morning.  The building was not occupied when the fire started and the cause remains under investigation.  The fire was reported at about 3:20 a.m. Multiple explosions occurred after the fire started, likely from propane tanks or welding equipment inside the building, according to Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder...

With intense growth of the Roaring Lion Fire on Tuesday, Ravalli County Undersheriff Steve Holton says new restrictions are in place for homes in the Stage Two Evacuation area closest to the fire.

With 500 over people evacuated, one man dead and 14 homes burned, the Roaring Lion Fire shows little signs of stopping anytime soon and has expanded nearly 1,000 acres since Monday.

A Lockwood home was severely damaged today in an early morning fire.  Six children and two adults were in the home at the time of the fire but no injuries were reported, according to Capt. David McKinney, of Lockwood Fire and Rescue.   At about 2 a.m. f...

Things are going well for the firefighters taking on the Observation Point Fire south of Hamilton, but because of the spotty terrain, the fire could burn until fall.

With the east flank of the Observation Point fire held, firefighters are preparing to push against the fire's western edge in an area filled with steep, dangerous terrain.

The Observation Point Fire burning on the west side of Highway 93 between Hamilton and Darby has grown to an estimated 322 acres.

The Mission Mountain Mercantile in Condon burned to the ground early Wednesday morning as a fire swept through the building consuming it completely.