Commentary: Most costs of wildfires fall to local communities
As wildfires become larger and more expensive, the time is now to plan and anticipate future risk.
(Rion Sanders | The Great Falls Tribune | The Associated Press) In an Aug. 31, 2017 photo, the Rice Ridge Fire burns in the Lolo National Forest near Woodworth Road northeast of Salmon Lake, Mont. The smoke from massive wildfires hangs like fog over large parts of the U.S. West, an irritating haze causing health concerns, forcing sports teams to change schedules and disrupting life from Seattle to tiny Seeley Lake, Montana.