The town is the county seat in Garfield and located south of the Missouri River and Charles M. Russell National Wildlife refuge. BILLINGS, MONT. A plume of smoke covers the sun behind the Montana State Capitol as a wildfire breaks out south of Helena on June 13, 2020. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Yogo Fire is now estimated to be over 3,000 acres in size and burning between the Warm Springs Basin and Yogo Creek. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. LATEST Sept. 28, 6:55 p.m. Napa County issued a mandatory evacuation for the entire city of Calistoga just after 6 p.m.. Current open evacuation routes include Route 29 South and North, and 128 North. Settings - change map background and toggle additional layers. Firefighters will give the update from the Sonoma County Fairgrounds at 11 a.m. Helena - Lewis and Clark National ForestU.S. That meant in order to … All pre-evacuation notices were lifted Tuesday for the Lump Gulch fire. Winds light and variable. On the afternoon of Saturday, October 3 a fire was reported on the Judith Musselshell Ranger District. The DNRC, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and Lewis and Clark and Jefferson counties have all provided resources, and additional help is coming from central Montana. When the fires came in the middle of the night to Spring Mountain, 2,000 feet above the Napa Valley floor, Steve Sherwin and his son Matt were not going to give up without a fight. Sentence: 5 years. Helena, MT 59602. Two large air tankers are on order to help with crews coming from Helena and the Lincoln District along with assistance of Lincoln engines. A 26-year-old Helena man was arrested on suspicion of beating a man. Chance of rain 50%. How a narrow gap of land brought another fire nightmare to California wine country. HELENA FIRE TODAY. Residents in these areas are asked to begin packing their belongings in case an evacuation is ordered, McKelvey said. The Garfield County Disaster and Emergency Services agency said Wednesday night on its Facebook page that it has “determined it is safe for Jordan residents to return after the fire skirted town. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters in Montana on the Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center Wildfire Map. The Glass Fire, Shady Fire and Boysen Fire, all converged Monday morning and... AUGUSTA- The Bunkhouse Inn in Augusta has been deemed a total loss after a fire broke out Saturday. Check Current Air Quality in Montana. A new wildfire approximately five acres in size is burning in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest on Friday. On Wednesday, 17 new fires burned over 156 square miles (405 square kilometers) and forced some brief evacuations. The hot and abnormally dry conditions are predicted to continue through the middle of September, and under current conditions, new wildland fire starts are likely. Emergency officials respond to a wildfire south of Helena Saturday. A mix of clouds and sun in the morning followed by cloudy skies during the afternoon. Emergency officials respond to a wildfire south of Helena in June. Information; Announcements; Closures; News; Photographs; Videos; Maps; Highlighted Activity. See full details on the... ST. HELENA, Calif. -- CAL FIRE will give an update today on the devastating Glass Incident Fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. The pre-evacuation notice was issued for Jackson Creek, Holmes Gulch, Tucker Gulch, Unionville, Travis Creek, Davis Gulch, Blue Sky Heights and Forest Park Estates. – People in the small eastern Montana town of Jordan were told Wednesday night that they can return to their homes after a wind-driven wildfire briefly caused the evacuation of the ranching community. Blake Michael Bucalo: 2020 felony partner or family member assault and intimidation, guilty. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. (Mike Clark/The Billings Gazette via AP). Erin Fryer Email: erin.fryer@usda.gov Phone: 406-740-7005 . Families will stay in individual rooms and extra precautions will be taken in … He said 30-40 mph winds were initially blowing from south to north but were expected to begin blowing from west to east, which was part of the reason for the evacuations. While Yogo Fire is 100% contained the Area Closure will remain in place for the foreseeable future. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. About 20 homes were being evacuated after a wildfire sparked in Jefferson County south of Helena Saturday, and a pre-evacuation notice was issued near the Lewis and Clark County line.