Montana firefighters have been assisting California in their efforts to distinguish the blazes. The Montana DES coordinates the aid to other states, and can accept it to our own.

Nearly a dozen Montana fire departments have headed down to the Golden State to help fight wildfires in Los Angeles that have killed at least 24 people and displaced thousands of others.

As the devastation in California continues from the wildfires, Petra Wolfe watches from afar in Roundup as the town she grew up in burns.

MONTANA - Firefighters from Montana are heading to California to assist in battling the intense wildfires raging in the state.

A horseback rider was transported by helicopter to an waiting ambulance after they suffered an injury on the Hazard Canyon Trail in Montaña de Oro State Park. On Friday afternoon, the CHP, Cal Fire SLO, California State Parks and San Luis Obispo Ambulance responded to the incident in a multi-agency effort.

"But they haven't had much lately and now they have a big windstorm problem." Stiff worked in California for nearly 10 years before returning to Montana. He said wildfire season is almost never-ending, especially in a year like this one with so little ...

MONTANA - Firefighters in Los Angeles are hoping for a break on Friday from the fierce winds fueling massive fires that have killed at least 10 people and leveled neighborhoods.

“The fires in California are unprecedented because of their timing, coming so early in the year, and due to the extent of their damage," Bridger Aerospace said in a statement sent in NBC Montana.

Montana's commissioner of securities and insurance sent a letter to California's insurance commissioner offering assistance to help deal with the aftermath of the devastating wildfires.

Montana firefighters aiding California trough mutual aid system

The Bigfork crew helping fight the blaze will not come at a cost to Montana taxpayers, according to a department Facebook post. All costs will be covered by California. Benitez said to check the department's Facebook page for regular updates. The Palisades ...

A California couple are fighting to save their home in Montana's Glacier National Park that authorities are saying it was built illegally. John and Stacy Ambler's half-built home that sits along McDonald Creek inside the federal park may be forced to be ...