SB 219 would put flying drones over an active wildfire into law as criminal obstruction of firefighting activities, a misdemeanor charge with a fine and possibly six months in jail.
The Montana Recovery Resources Symposium aimed to answer the difficult questions and find better solutions to the challenges of rebuilding after a disaster.
The Matt Staff Road fire 12 miles east of Helena remained at 1,587 acres and is 84% contained as of Sunday afternoon, according to officials with the Department of Natural
“We’ve turned the corner on the fire, and if we make it through today without incident, we will start ramping down operations on the fire and return it back to