AM 1240 KLYQ » forest fires http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:20:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Colorado Wildfire Prompts Evacuations of Homes http://klyq.com/new-colorado-wildfire-prompts-evacuations-of-homes/ http://klyq.com/new-colorado-wildfire-prompts-evacuations-of-homes/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:55:19 +0000 Associated Press http://newsradio95.com/?p=143156 DENVER (AP) — A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver is forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes.

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]]> http://klyq.com/new-colorado-wildfire-prompts-evacuations-of-homes/feed/ 0 loop_oh, Flickr Rumsey Gulch Forest Fire has Burned 350 Acres by Tuesday Afternoon http://klyq.com/rumsey-gulch-forest-fire-has-burned-350-acres-by-tuesday-afternoon/ http://klyq.com/rumsey-gulch-forest-fire-has-burned-350-acres-by-tuesday-afternoon/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 23:07:20 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=109605 The Rumsey Gulch forest fire, 4 miles southeast of Philipsburg MT, is now estimated at 350 acres late Tuesday afternoon, according to Type 3 Incident Management Team leader Jonathan Clark.

The fire started in high winds Monday afternoon and caused evacuations of nearby homes

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]]> http://klyq.com/rumsey-gulch-forest-fire-has-burned-350-acres-by-tuesday-afternoon/feed/ 0 A photo from the early hours Monday of the Rumsey Gulch Fire near Philipsburg. (USFS Photo) Fire South of Philipsburg Forces Evacuations http://klyq.com/fire-south-of-philipsburg-forces-evacuations/ http://klyq.com/fire-south-of-philipsburg-forces-evacuations/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:05:49 +0000 Associated Press http://newsradio95.com/?p=140413 BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A 200-acre fire driven by "horrific winds" forced the evacuation of residences in a forested area about four miles southeast of Philipsburg.

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]]> http://klyq.com/fire-south-of-philipsburg-forces-evacuations/feed/ 0 Getty Images Bitterroot Home Wildfire Preparation Presented Saturday in Hamilton http://klyq.com/bitterroot-home-wildfire-preparation-presented-saturday-in-hamilton/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-home-wildfire-preparation-presented-saturday-in-hamilton/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:58:08 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=101705 A full day of information, history and tips on how to protect your home from wildfire will be on tap Saturday at the Bitterroot River Inn and Conference Center in Hamilton.

The free community conference is called "Wildfire and Home Preparation: How fast can your home run?" and includes over a dozen speakers

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]]> http://klyq.com/bitterroot-home-wildfire-preparation-presented-saturday-in-hamilton/feed/ 0 A portion of 2012's Mustang Complex of forest fires. (USFS Photo) U.S. Forest Service to Use Missoula's Neptune Aviation Air Tankers http://klyq.com/u-s-forest-service-to-use-missoulas-neptune-aviation-air-tankers/ http://klyq.com/u-s-forest-service-to-use-missoulas-neptune-aviation-air-tankers/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:29:35 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=99183 The U.S. Forest Service will be using aircraft from Missoula's Neptune Aviation to fight forest fires again this year.

USFS Chief Tom Tidwell announced the "legacy large airtanker exclusive-use" contracts this week

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]]> http://klyq.com/u-s-forest-service-to-use-missoulas-neptune-aviation-air-tankers/feed/ 0 A tanker dropping retardant. (Neptune Aviation) KLYQ's Ravalli County News Story of 2012 – Smoke http://klyq.com/klyqs-ravalli-county-news-story-of-2012-smoke/ http://klyq.com/klyqs-ravalli-county-news-story-of-2012-smoke/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:47:39 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=80828 In mid-August, the air monitor at the Ravalli County Courthouse in Hamilton reached the level "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups." It got worse during the next few weeks.

The reason - forest fires.

Forest fires in Idaho had been growing rapidly, some with massive amounts of bug-killed trees

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]]> http://klyq.com/klyqs-ravalli-county-news-story-of-2012-smoke/feed/ 0 This photo was taken in the late afternoon during the Ravalli County Fair from the East Side Highway. (Fullerton Photo) US Forest Firefighting Funds Not Fully Funded http://klyq.com/us-forest-firefighting-funds-not-fully-funded/ http://klyq.com/us-forest-firefighting-funds-not-fully-funded/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:48:29 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=78463 Friday, a legislative admendment to restore over $600 million to the Disaster Assistance fund was rejected by the U.S. Congress.

In an Associated Press report, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado criticized the Senate's rejection of his amendment, which was co-sponsored by Montana Senator Jon Tester

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]]> http://klyq.com/us-forest-firefighting-funds-not-fully-funded/feed/ 0 Montana's Fire Season – the Worst Since 1910 http://klyq.com/montanas-fire-season-the-worst-since-1910/ http://klyq.com/montanas-fire-season-the-worst-since-1910/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:56:58 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=66853 The 2012 forest fire season burned over 1 million acres of Montana land.

The Northern Rockies coordination Center has released figures for the year and it shows Montana had fire on 1,139,837 acres. That's from a total of 2,128 fires

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]]> http://klyq.com/montanas-fire-season-the-worst-since-1910/feed/ 0 The Bear Trap Fire earlier this year. (Ken Harris Photo) Bitterroot and Idaho Get Rain and Snow http://klyq.com/bitterroot-and-idaho-get-rain-and-snow/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-and-idaho-get-rain-and-snow/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:27:15 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=61732 Some rain is nice. Fresh snow on the mountains, too.

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]]> http://klyq.com/bitterroot-and-idaho-get-rain-and-snow/feed/ 0 October 16, fresh snow up Canyon Creek in the Bitterroot Mountains. (KLYQ Photo) No Rain and Large Forest Fires Equals Lots of Smoke http://klyq.com/no-rain-and-large-forest-fires-equals-lots-of-smoke/ http://klyq.com/no-rain-and-large-forest-fires-equals-lots-of-smoke/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:21:27 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=60563 You can't see very far in the Bitterroot Valley.

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]]> http://klyq.com/no-rain-and-large-forest-fires-equals-lots-of-smoke/feed/ 0 At 2 p.m. Oct. 10, east of Victor along the East Side Highway, the smoke hides the mountains and shrouds the trees. (KLYQ Photo) Powell Complex Brings Smoke – Bitterroot Fires Are Smoldering http://klyq.com/powell-complex-brings-smoke-bitterroot-fires-are-smoldering/ http://klyq.com/powell-complex-brings-smoke-bitterroot-fires-are-smoldering/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:38:04 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=60301 A look at the area fires.

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]]> http://klyq.com/powell-complex-brings-smoke-bitterroot-fires-are-smoldering/feed/ 0 The ridges lining the Sawtooth Canyon are striking...without smoke. (USFS Photo) Here It Comes Again – Western Montana Fills with Smoke http://klyq.com/here-it-comes-again-western-montana-fills-with-smoke/ http://klyq.com/here-it-comes-again-western-montana-fills-with-smoke/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:35:17 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=60036 Without rain and wind, this is what we get.

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]]> http://klyq.com/here-it-comes-again-western-montana-fills-with-smoke/feed/ 0 A smoky photo of the Moe Fire last week. (USFS Photo) Forest Fires Still Burning – Two Bitterroot Trails Re-opened http://klyq.com/forest-fires-still-burning-two-bitterroot-trails-re-opened/ http://klyq.com/forest-fires-still-burning-two-bitterroot-trails-re-opened/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 03:53:57 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=59616 The cold weather is sapping the fires.

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]]> http://klyq.com/forest-fires-still-burning-two-bitterroot-trails-re-opened/feed/ 0 A Sikorsky Skycrane, dropping water on the McGuire Fire by Dixie, Idaho on Oct. 4. (USFS Photo) Bitterroot's Moe Fire Gets No Rain, But Low Temperatures http://klyq.com/bitterroots-moe-fire-gets-no-rain-but-low-temperatures/ http://klyq.com/bitterroots-moe-fire-gets-no-rain-but-low-temperatures/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:21:32 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=58928 The fires continue.

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]]> http://klyq.com/bitterroots-moe-fire-gets-no-rain-but-low-temperatures/feed/ 0 The Bitterroot portion of the Moe Fire, 10 miles west of Lake Como. (USFS Photo) Sawtooth Fire Heads West – Moe Fire Comes East http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:55:48 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=58526 A quick look at the fires around us.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/feed/ 0 As seen in this photo from the weekend, the Sawtooth Fire continues to burn toward the west in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. (USFS Photo) Hughes Creek Evacuation Alert is Lifted – Monday Fire Update http://klyq.com/hughes-creek-evacuation-alert-is-lifted-monday-fire-update/ http://klyq.com/hughes-creek-evacuation-alert-is-lifted-monday-fire-update/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:15:41 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=58384 Idaho wilderness fires keep sending smoke to the valley.

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]]> http://klyq.com/hughes-creek-evacuation-alert-is-lifted-monday-fire-update/feed/ 0 The western edge of the Sawtooth forest Fire this weekend. (USFS Photo) Sawtooth Fire Spared the Lodge and Towers http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-spared-the-lodge-and-towers/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-spared-the-lodge-and-towers/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 07:15:18 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=58043 The fire burned very close to the structures.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-spared-the-lodge-and-towers/feed/ 0 Downing Mountain Lodge and the cell and broadcasting towers on Downing Mountain west of Hamilton. (KLYQ Photo) Saturday Gives Hamilton a Break from the Smoke http://klyq.com/saturday-gives-hamilton-a-break-from-the-smoke/ http://klyq.com/saturday-gives-hamilton-a-break-from-the-smoke/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:52:31 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=58003 Mountains have returned.

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]]> http://klyq.com/saturday-gives-hamilton-a-break-from-the-smoke/feed/ 0 Canyon Creek and Blodgett Canyon - Sept 29 in the morning. (KLYQ Photo) Yes, the Sawtooth Fire is Still There http://klyq.com/yes-the-sawtooth-fire-is-still-there/ http://klyq.com/yes-the-sawtooth-fire-is-still-there/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 02:01:57 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=57985 A glance at the Sawtooth Fire Friday at sunset.

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]]> http://klyq.com/yes-the-sawtooth-fire-is-still-there/feed/ 0 The sun sets next to the smoke column from the Sawtooth Fire Friday, Sept 28. (KLYQ Photo) Sawtooth Fire Settles Down http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-settles-down/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-settles-down/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:28:20 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=57847 The Sawtooth Fire continues moving west.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-settles-down/feed/ 0 Work on mop-up on the Sawtooth firelines. (USFS Photo)