air quality

Montana's congressional delegation convinced FEMA administrators to grant wildfire recovery funds for the Lodgepole Complex in eastern Montana.

The valleys of Montana are susceptible to temperature inversions which we're experiencing now. These inversions essentially trap particulates in the valleys, causing poor air quality.

Rain and cooler weather finally allowed aerial mapping of the West Fork Fish Creek fire in Mineral County. Evacuations lifted for the town of Essex.

Over the weekend, Missoula and western Montana residents were wondering if they would ever see the sun again, but Monday morning brought clear skies, and new hope,

Rain and cooler temperatures helped dampen some fires in western Montana, but others continue to burn in central and eastern Montana.

Gallatin County and other Montana counties will be under a fire weather watch tomorrow.

Missoula air quality deemed unhealthy by the Missoula City County Health Department. Sarah Coefield said it could worsen to Very Unhealthy later today.

Wildfire smoke continues to plague western Montana valleys. Air Quality is at unhealthy levels throughout the area, and worse in the Bitterroot Valley.

The air quality in Grants Pass, OR, caused by two fires in 2013 produced air quality so bad it was too high for the air quality meter to read.

Bozeman’s air quality is “very unhealthy” today, according to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.