Associated Press
BILLINGS, Montana – Two New Mexico firefighters were released from the hospital as they continue to recover from injuries sustained when they were part of a group that was overrun by a Montana wildfire last week, a U.S. Forest Service spokesperson said Monday.
Five firefighters were injured when swirling winds blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them Thursday. They had been trying to build a defensive line to stop the blaze in the Devils Creek area of Garfield County in central Montana. Four have now been released from the hospital.
The firefighter still being treated a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee suffered the most injuries of the agency personnel involved but “is making good progress and is in good spirits,” spokesperson Kari Cobb said.
5 firefighters injured in Montana blaze in stable condition
kulr8.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kulr8.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
AP Story
talkradio1170.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from talkradio1170.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Weather Alert
.AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT.
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued an air
quality alert for Beaverhead, Big Horn, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter,
Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Gallatin,
Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lake,
Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Madison, Meagher, Missoula, Musselshell,
Park, Petroleum, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Ravalli, Rosebud,
Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Treasure, Toole,
Wheatland, and Yellowstone counties in effect until further notice.
due to increasing particulate concentrations from local and regional
fires This alert will be updated again at 9 AM MDT 7/28/21.
An Air Quality Alert means that particulates have been trending