Wildfire season is incoming and based on a preliminary analysis, Gallatin County will likely see an average season, dispelling some fears induced by the low snowpack.
NORTH IDAHO - While the Washington State Department of Ecology declared a drought declaration, extreme drought has been reported in North Idaho by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Before fire season began, conditions in northwest Montana set the stage for increased wildfire risk. Record high temperatures in May caused the region’s below-average snowpack to melt rapidly — in