AM 1240 KLYQ » Sawtooth Fire http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 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) Mustang Fire is Less Active – Smoke Continues http://klyq.com/mustang-fire-is-less-active-smoke-continues/ http://klyq.com/mustang-fire-is-less-active-smoke-continues/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:00:40 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=57163 You can see the mountains, occasionally.

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]]> http://klyq.com/mustang-fire-is-less-active-smoke-continues/feed/ 0 A sunset, shrouded in smoke. (KLYQ Photo) Sawtooth Fire Still Smolders – Evacuations End http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-still-smolders-evacuations-end/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-still-smolders-evacuations-end/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:09:21 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=56865 The smoke is persistent.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-still-smolders-evacuations-end/feed/ 0 A bridge into smoke. The Warm Springs pack bridge on the Powell Fire Complex. (USFS Photo) Missoula Air Quality Unhealthy [AUDIO] http://klyq.com/missoula-air-quality-unhealthy-audio/ http://klyq.com/missoula-air-quality-unhealthy-audio/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:50:55 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=100792 As anyone who has spent any time outside on Monday, it's immediately apparent that wildfire smoke is especially bad in the Missoula valley.

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]]> http://klyq.com/missoula-air-quality-unhealthy-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Ed Bierman/flickr.com Sawtooth Stage 1 Evacuation is Lifted at 4 p.m. Monday http://klyq.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:57:49 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=56652 Sawtooth Fire is better - area smoke is worse.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/feed/ 0 A look from space last week of the nearby forest fires...and their smoke. Photo from September 17. (NASA) Sawtooth Fire Continues Movement to the West http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-continues-movement-to-the-west/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-continues-movement-to-the-west/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:56:11 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=56562 The smoke will not leave.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-continues-movement-to-the-west/feed/ 0 Overheard: Bird #11 to Bird #12 - "I'd migrate if I could just see through this smoke!" (KLYQ Photo) Sawtooth and Other Fires Expecting Weather Change http://klyq.com/sawtooth-and-other-fires-expecting-weather-change/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-and-other-fires-expecting-weather-change/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:23:57 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=56371 Humidity is expected to climb soon.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-and-other-fires-expecting-weather-change/feed/ 0 Some of the "thank you" cards for firefighters from Hamilton's Washington Elementary School. (Poncin NWIMT Photo) Sawtooth Fire Gets New Team – Friday September 21 http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-gets-new-team-friday-september-21/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-gets-new-team-friday-september-21/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:38:52 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=56158 Conditions improve at the Sawtooth Fire.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-gets-new-team-friday-september-21/feed/ 0 Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman addresses the Sawtooth Public Meeting September 20 in Hamilton. (KLYQ Photo) Sawtooth Fire – Thursday Morning September 20 Update http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:56:09 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55756 The Sawtooth Fire is most active to the west.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/feed/ 0 The burned area around the Downing Mountain cell towers last week. (John Lehrman Photo) Hamilton's Blodgett Campground, Trail and Pass – Open Again http://klyq.com/hamiltons-blodgett-campground-trail-and-pass-open-again/ http://klyq.com/hamiltons-blodgett-campground-trail-and-pass-open-again/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:02:35 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55619 A popular trail into the wilderness is open again.

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]]> http://klyq.com/hamiltons-blodgett-campground-trail-and-pass-open-again/feed/ 0 Part of the reconstructed trail over historic Blodgett Pass west of Hamilton. (Bitterroot National Forest Photo) How Schools Determine Smoke – Caused Cancellations [AUDIO] http://klyq.com/how-schools-determine-smoke-caused-cancellations-audio/ http://klyq.com/how-schools-determine-smoke-caused-cancellations-audio/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:31:00 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=99611 How Missoula schools determine smoke-caused cancellations.

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]]> http://klyq.com/how-schools-determine-smoke-caused-cancellations-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of martha_chapa95/flickr.com Sawtooth Fire – Smoke Continues http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:49:37 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55408 Sawtooth Fire has reached 5,000 acres.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/feed/ 0 A helicopter drops water on fire along Sawtooth Creek southwest of Hamilton. (Poncin's NRIMT1 Photo) Sawtooth Fire Meeting is Thursday http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-meeting-is-thursday/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-meeting-is-thursday/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:52:56 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55173 The 4,869 acre Sawtooth Fire west of Hamilton is now 35 percent contained, and much of that containment is on the important eastern edge of the blaze - which is nearest private property.

 

The fire has been spreading farther west into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Fir

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-fire-meeting-is-thursday/feed/ 0 A helicopter at work at the Sawtooth Fire. (Bitterroot National Forest Photo) Sawtooth Stage 2 Evacuation is Lifted http://klyq.com/sawtooth-stage-2-evacuation-is-lifted/ http://klyq.com/sawtooth-stage-2-evacuation-is-lifted/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:46:33 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=54889 Many can return to their homes.

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]]> http://klyq.com/sawtooth-stage-2-evacuation-is-lifted/feed/ 0 The Sawtooth Fire, in false color, from the International Space Station last week. (NASA Photo)