Australians have joined in helping in the last couple of weeks. Lots of military help has been sent from bases around the country. Thanks to all. It's exhausting and dangerous, and crews wear out quickly. The problem for crews is partly not enough trained crew leaders.

As Les B noted in the other thread on the fires, we have been in smoke for weeks. The fire north of where I lived was started when a farmer was harvesting wheat, quickly spreading to forested area.

A rain storm that soaked the valley yesterday actually made the fires worse, blowing with such winds that the fire exploded and crews had to be pulled back. Here is our local paper for updates. Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The web cam on the newspaper page shows how smoky the air is. Usually the sky is clear and deep blue.

Thanks for the concern. It will probably need winter snows to completely put the fires out, November or December.

Alice