high fire danger

More caution is advised.

However, open burning is still banned in Ravalli County.

Two fires in Montana and one in Idaho.

Fire danger in western Montana raised from'Moderate' to 'High' on Monday afternoon by the Missoula County Fire Protection Association.

The heatwave is adding to forest fire possibilities.

In the next few days, the National Weather Service is calling for temperatures to top 100 degrees in western Montana, bringing with them high fire danger.

The National Weather Service is predicting record heat in western Montana for this weekend into the following Fourth of July weekend.

With daytime temperatures expected into the 100s this weekend, the Bitterroot National Forest has moved fire danger to "High."

Fires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia, Canada, are pouring smoke into Western Montana.
Officials say there are at least 25 forest fires in British Columbia, Washington state fires includes the 7,000 acre Carlton Fire and Oregon has over 110,000 acres on fire, including the Pittsburg…