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Fire-Fighting Aerial, Ground Crews Need Space to Work Safely

With several wildfires burning across Montana right now, numerous aerial and ground crews are working on both public and private lands. Public interest in these fires is understandable, but personnel need space to do their jobs without citizens potentially creating safety and access issues.

People are asked to be mindful about walking or driving vehicles or watercraft into areas where crews are actively fighting wildfires to ensure the safety of both citizens and fire personnel and to allow crews unfettered access to conduct fire suppression activities.

This week, an aerial crew was temporaril...

 

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