Fire in Montana!

Fire in Montana! Monday, 7/24 8:00 a.m.:  The Lodgepole Complex Fire — currently affecting Garfield, Petroleum, and Rosebud Counties — is a true disaster for this drought-stricken area of Montana. Western Ag Reporter’s editor Linda Grosskopf is establishing a Lodgepole Complex Fire Relief Fund, 100% of which will be used to support residents and volunteer fire departments involved in this […]

Lodgepole Complex Fire

Update 8:00 a.m. 7/24: At 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, the Bureau of Land Management Type 2 Incident Management Team in charge of the Lodgepole Complex Fire in east-central Montana reported that the fire has now reached 226,000 acres in size with 0% containment. The fire is being fought on the ground and from the air. Twelve homes are […]