Montana Wildfire Fight Draws Help From Other States

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2021-07-25 20:30:03

Out-of-state crews are headed to Montana to help fight massive fires there as the western part of the country continues to be ravaged by flames and drought.

Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Friday that crews from Utah and California — two states dealing with their own fires — were arriving over the weekend to help battle blazes that had become increasingly worrisome.

Fire officials from Montana's Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said on Wednesday that the over 6,800-acre Alder Creek Fire in the southwestern part of the state was the nation's highest firefighting priority.

U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Jason Nedlo confirmed that status to The Great Falls Tribune. "What that means is that as resources become available, the Alder Creek Fire will be one of the top priorities for those resources to be sent to," said Nedlo. "What I don't know is what resources are currently available. There's not a lot of resources left unassigned."

Although small in size compared to a slew of fires raging elsewhere in the West, the Alder Creek Fire, just 7% contained, threatens the nearly 240 homes nearby according to the newspaper.

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