An analysis by a bipartisan congressional research group found little or no connection between wildfires and the decline in timber harvests on federal land. Four Republican governors want to hold an emergency meeting of the Western Governors Association to confront Clinton administration officials about this summer s wildfires and related federal forest management policies. The brief, heavy rains that doused Helena and Townsend Friday afternoon barely dampened the Toston-Maudlow Fire.
Fires are posing no danger, they say.
With just minutes until his evening deadline, Derek Padilla worked feverishly on the Mussigbrod Fire map Thursday, using a plastic grid, calculator and good old-fashioned arithmetic. Lee News Network Authorities say the suspects are miners who were out of work due to the fires and were hoping to get work fighting the area wildfires. John Rose cooked spaghetti in a washtub to feed a crowd of Bitterroot Valley firefighters. The next night, he served them a big ham and 20 pounds of potatoes. If you wish to receive the newspaper on your doorstep or before this time, please subscribe .