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Cooler This Week But Wild Fire Danger Remains [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:06:54 +0000

You will notice a little cooler temperature today and for the rest of the work week actually. 70's and 80's primarily. With that said keep in mind the Gazette reports that Red Flag warnings are still in place:
While the temperatures will be cooler, that doesn't mean the summer's seemingly-endless streak of dangerous fire weather is over. The NWS has issued a red flag warning for the lower half of Eastern Montana, from Billings to the east, until 9 p.m., cautioning of low humidity and gusty winds of as much as 30 mph before a wind shift hits as a cold front moves into the area.

Wild Fire Near Roundup Now at Over30,000 Acres [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:04:59 +0000

The Delphia wild fire near Roundup that was reported on August 24 has grown to 30,000 acres. There is some good news and that is there is about 45% containment as of this morning. Northwestern Energy spokesperson, Claudia Rapkoch said that about 500 Northwestern Energy customers were without power over the weekend due to the fact that the fire burned

Fast Moving Lockwood Fire Crosses Highway 87 [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:56:44 +0000

At about 3 p.m. on August 20 the wild fire in Lockwood grew from 80 acres to about 1,500 acres by sunset!

The Gazette reports:
The fire started between Lockwood and Pryor Creek about six miles east of Lockwood off U.S. Highway 87 East, on the Crow Reservation.
As of this writing there is zero containment to the blaze that crossed highway 87 early in the fire fight!

Roundup Wild Fire Grows Rapidly [VIDEO]

Livin Large Larry — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:19:31 +0000

Jami Bond first reported the grass fire (Dahl Fire) in Roundup late yesterday, June 26. By the time of this posting it has grown to over 10,000 acres! Animal evacuations took place last night as well as residents leaving their homes. Watch the growth through this Q-2 video! The Musselshell County Sheriff’s Office has ordered [...]