The suppression of fires is just putting a band-aid on a bigger wound. The deadfall and beetle-kill trees are just turning our forests into ticking time bombs.
Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) weighed in against mask mandates in Montana schools and also gave us an update on the fire situation facing the state. The state has now seen more than 500,000 acres burned.
"Multiple structures have been lost last night and into the early morning. Aviation resources are continuing to drop retardant and water on this fire."