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A mix of local and county fire departments, neighbors and businesses responded to the 3,200 acre Great Divide Fire north of Lindsay on Jan. 13, 2021.
Wildfire managers in Eastern Montana say fire season got an early start this year, with more than a dozen burns in the area.
Weather conditions around eastern Montana in January were far from typical, says Scott McAlvoy with BLM’s Eastern Montana Dakota district.
McAlovy, assistant fire management officer, says part of the problem was the lack of any type of snow cover on the ground and some degree of drought ranging from abnormally dry to extreme drought.