Firefighters

The Cottonwood Gulch Fire near Manhattan, Montana broke out just before noon on Sunday, October 11, but quickly grew to over 8,000 acres.

The Sheep Mountain Fire located in the Rocky Mountain Ranger District was reported Monday morning at 2,282 acres and growing.

Cooler temperatures and some much needed precipitation encouraged some evacuations to be lifted in Missoula and Mineral counties.

Mineral County and parts of Missoula County underwent new fire evacuations this past weekend as the West Fork Fish Creek Fire continued to grow to over 12,000 acres. But within the past 48 hours, fire information officer Kim Smolt said clear skies have finally led firefighters to get eyes on the fire for the first time since the fire started.

Firefighters have responded to and extinguished over 30 wildfires in the Bitterroot National Forest this summer, but 18 new wildfires were started by lightning this week and all but four are currently contained.

The Reynolds Creek Fire in Glacier National Park is 67 percent contained, the Associated Press reports, but certain weather conditions this week aren't looking to decrease the flames with upcoming warm temperatures and low humidity.

Wildfire crews responded to several small fires along Interstate 90 near the Idaho state line Friday night after a lightning storm.

A little after 7:30 this morning, 911 received a call about a house fire on Maurice Avenue, near the base of Mount Sentinel in Missoula.

A Facebook post with an image of two dead dogs allegedly shot by a Texas fireman has caused a viral uproar on the social network.

While firefighters across our state are gearing up to battle the summer wildfire blazes, women on the sidelines are getting all hot and bothered... seemingly in more ways than one. Fellas, if you are looking for a way to spice up your love life you might want to consider freshening up on some cliche fireman puns...for example, "Ma'am, you look so hot, I think you might need my hose" and