Given the fact this has been our hottest, and one of the driest seasons to date, it follows that wildfire would follow.
Last Tuesday the "Chippy Creek fire" sparked north of Plains, by nightfall it exceeded 500 acres. Now it stands at 40,000+ acres with few signs of slowing. There're 4-5 similar fires burning across western Montana. Strangely, although the origin was less than 20 miles of where I sit, our air has remained (thankfully) clear due to westerly winds. Those same winds have fanned the flames beyond thoughts of control.
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/893jh
