Need to know the details? There's a very easy way to keep up to date with Montana wildfires. You can check their location, acres burned and containment.

The "Inciweb" page is the most useful tool to get information during fire season. It's the Incident Information System which not only includes the detailed numbers regarding each fire, but the official press releases too.

(This fascinating time lapse below is NOT from this year but it does demonstrate how quickly our wild fires can escalate....)

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