Wildfire smoke has absolutely saturated the state of Montana. Missoula, Butte, Helena and Bozeman all have some of the worst air quality numbers in the entire United States, with some AQI numbers ranking worse than Jakarta, Indonesia or Delhi, India. That's really bad.
Fires have been causing quite the problem in Yellowstone this year. The South entrance near Jackson Hole has been closed, re-opened, and now it's closed again.
Employees of the park have been advised to leave the area until further notice...
Fires continue to burn throughout Yellowstone National Park. The cooler weather over the holiday weekend helped to slow the progress of many of the fires. Typical fall weather conditions are predicted for the rest of the week with sunny, dry, breezy days and cool nights...
Being a firefighter is a tough job. I don't know from experience, and in all honesty, can't say that I'm cut out for it. From running into a burning house to save a family pet to standing at the front line of a blazing wildfire, our firefighters are putting their lives on the line almost every day that they go to work...