GALLATIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE GALLATIN COUNTY – It is with great sadness that Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office announces that Tom Duffy, a Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search...
Town Crier “Briefs from the Region” (1) – 8/26/20 A fast-moving wildfire off of Highway 287 near Norris has grown to 1,870 acres as of Tuesday...
By Stephen Pyne WRITERS ON THE RANGE As I look out my window, the smoke from the Bush Fire is belching upward behind the fabled profile...
By Brett French THE BILLINGS GAZETTEASSOCIATED PRESS BILLINGS (AP) – Fire potential in Western Montana this summer is predicted to be above normal, according to the...
Montana firefighters deployed to Australia As a result a catastrophic string of wildfires decimating the east coast of Australia, some so hot and so active as...
Montana, local firefighters head to California According Montana Public Radio, nine western states, including Montana, have sent firefighters and other resources to California in an effort...
By Jessianne Castle EBS ENVIRONMENTAL & OUTDOORS EDITOR BIG SKY – Sixty-four percent of homes in Montana are tucked among trees and sage, within an area...
Big Sky’s wildfire heritage By Bay Stephens EBS LOCAL EDITOR This is the sixth installment of “Growing Pains,” an ongoing series centered on Big Sky’s growth,...
By Chief William Farhat EBS CONTRIBUTOR On May 4, the Big Sky Fire Department hosted the Big Sky Community Wildfire Preparedness Day in the loft of...
By Dustin Tetrault EBS CONTRIBUTOR Last year, three large wildfires burned dangerously close to Big Sky. The Bacon Rind Fire to the south and the Monument...
