Wildland Firefighter Killed Was Missoula Resident – MSU Student – State Headlines
19 year-old Trenton Johnson of Missoula was identified on Thursday as the victim of a wildfire fighting accident that occurred on Tuesday on a fire near Seeley Lake.
Goat Fire near Clinton forces evacuation of some homes and road closures near the Rock Creek area.
Severe drought conditions hammer eastern Montana this summer.
Sunny and windy today, highs in the low to mid 80's.
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