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Firefighter dies after cardiac emergency while battling Montana wildfire

BILLINGS, Mont. -- A firefighter died after suffering a cardiac emergency while battling a wildfire in southwest Montana. The firefighter was conducting suppression work on the ground, and a paramedic gave him medical aid, authorities said. However, attempts to resuscitate him failed, and he died Sunday afternoon.

OregonLive.com · 7h

Oregon firefighter dies while fighting Montana wildfire

Ruben Gonzales Romero, 60, of Keizer suffered a cardiac emergency while conducting suppression work on the ground and received medical aid within three minutes, a fire spokesperson said.

The Montana Standard · 11h

Officials ID firefighter who died in the line of duty on Bivens Creek fire in SW Montana

Madison County Sheriff's Office, along with the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 6, identified the firefighter who died in the line of duty on the Bivens Creek Fire

Wildfires spread in Oregon, California

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Firefighters and weather are stabilizing Oregon wildfire. Flames so far spare California wineries

Moisture helped the 1,200 firefighters battling Oregon’s Flat Fire, but it was only 5% contained Monday night.

USA TODAY on MSN · 23h

Wildfires spread in Oregon, California as hot and dry weather lingers across the West

A sweltering heat wave lingering across the West has prompted extreme heat warnings and watches for portions of the Desert Southwest, California, Washington, and Oregon. Several high-temperature records were broken in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington recently,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Wildfires Expand in Oregon and California, Threatening Homes and Prompting Evacuations

Wildfires in California wine country and Central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters worked Sunday to try to contain the blazes amid dry, hot weather. The Pickett Fire in Napa County had grown to more than 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) and was 11% contained as of early Sunday,

KTVH6h

Moisture Moving Toward Wildfires

A significant amount of monsoon moisture moving through the West is headed to Montana's wildfires this week. While most of ...

NBC Montana16h

Bivens Creek, Cloudrest fires remain 0% contained

The Bivens Creek Fire, sparked by lightning, has expanded to 2,238 acres with 0% containment, officials reported. Fire ...

KPAX News11h

Bitterroot National Forest wildfire update (Aug. 25)

HAMILTON - The Bitterroot National Forest is providing an update on several wildfires. Canyon Fire: 5 miles west of Hamilton ...

Montana Free Press6d

As August hits the midway point, Montana’s wildfire season picks up

On Aug. 14 at 5 p.m., the Horn Fire, burning between Cliff Lake and U.S. Highway 87 in Madison County, triggered evacuation ...

NBC Montana14h

Sandbar 2 Fire grows to 243 acres, containment at 17%

The Sandbar 2 Fire, located 15 miles east of Lincoln, Montana, has expanded to 243 acres with containment efforts reaching 17 ...

KRTV18h

Monsoon brings much-needed rain to parts of Montana

The warm, dry weather persists today, with high temps in the 80s across central Montana. Temps are expected to remain in this ...

KBZK Bozeman, MT on MSN3d

Bridger Aerospace battles Montana wildfires with world’s largest private scooper fleet

Bozeman-based Bridger Aerospace, led by CEO Sam Davis, is deploying its fleet of six CL-415EAF Super Scoopers to fight ...

NBC Montana3d

Public meeting scheduled for Windy Rock and Devil Mountain Fires

A public informational meeting, regarding the Devil Mountain and Windy Rock Fires, will be held at the Helmville Community Center, Friday at 7 p.m.The two ligh ...

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