Montana firefighters aiding California trough mutual aid system

Missoula, MT ( KGVO-AM News) - Dr. Peter Kolb, Associate Professor of Forest Ecology and Management at the University of Montana's W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana was on the KGVO Talk Back program this week.

As the devastation in California continues from the wildfires, Petra Wolfe watches from afar in Roundup as the town she grew up in burns.

The Bigfork crew helping fight the blaze will not come at a cost to Montana taxpayers, according to a department Facebook post. All costs will be covered by California. Benitez said to check ...

As the wildfires continue to rage across California, fire departments across Montana are making the 1,200-mile journey to help.

Multiple Montana fire departments are sending crews and engines to California to help fight four fast-moving wildfires.The crews that shared plans to head to Ca

"But they haven't had much lately and now they have a big windstorm problem." Stiff worked in California for nearly 10 years before returning to Montana. He said wildfire season is almost never-ending, especially in a year like this one with so little ...

MONTANA - Firefighters in Los Angeles are hoping for a break on Friday from the fierce winds fueling massive fires that have killed at least 10 people and leveled neighborhoods.

“The fires in California are unprecedented because of their timing, coming so early in the year, and due to the extent of their damage," Bridger Aerospace said in a statement sent in NBC Montana.

Montana's commissioner of securities and insurance sent a letter to California's insurance commissioner offering assistance to help deal with the aftermath of the devastating wildfires.

Montana firefighters have been assisting California in their efforts to distinguish the blazes. The Montana DES coordinates the aid to other states, and can accept it to our own.

Montana firefighters have been assisting California in their efforts to distinguish the blazes through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.