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Matt Hall, chief of DNRC’s Fire Protection Bureau, said the department plans to hire just over 100 seasonal firefighters this year.

With snowpack running well behind the seasonal average, Missoula County is racing to gather its resources ahead of what's anticipated to be an active wildfire season.

Experts fear recent storms across the Western U.S. have not done enough to bring drought relief to many mountain ranges.

Snowpack this winter continues to be at an all-time low across several river basins in western Montana, indicating that this year could see water shortages.

Scientists have recorded a 20% decrease in river water over the last 100 years and anticipate meeting just 80% of the average this year.

While statewide rainfall is below average, climatologists are especially concerned about the lack of snow in California's largest "reservoir" — the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the mighty waterway a few more years of stability as climate change takes its toll, federal officials said.

ke County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes adopted Stage 2 fire restrictions and Flathead County commissioners declared a state of emergency Tuesday in the midst of a host of wildfires that have burned more than 20,000 acres of land in the area in recent days.

With an average monthlong temperature of 102.7 degrees Fahrenheit, the capital of Arizona made history in July.

Sunday afternoon’s high temperatures and red-flag winds helped several existing wildfires grow and aided the start of several new ones.