Montana Officials Warn of Elevated Wildfire Risk From Increasing Drought, Heat and Wind

Volunteer departments, often the first to respond to blazes, face recruiting challenges, and federal firefighting agencies are in flux. 

By Mosabber Hossain
June 6, 2026
Montana Officials Warn of Elevated Wildfire Risk From Increasing Drought, Heat and Wind
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Mosabber Hossain
Mosabber Hossain is an Inside Climate News Fellow and an award-winning climate and environmental investigative journalist from Bangladesh. 


 

 
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