Around the fire
Wed, 09/01/2021 - 3:22pm
Following suit with neighboring counties and public lands, Madison County has reverted to from Stage 2 to Stage 1 burn restrictions.
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Madison County issues Stage 2 burn ban
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 9:16am
Following suit with other agencies, Madison County Commissioners approved a Stage 2 burn ban for the county, effective as of July 27, 2021.
The ban includes most the items listed below, as well as a ban on tiki torches, and a ban from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. on construction site activities, not including utility and emergency construction.
Fire Roars Outside of Harrison
Wed, 09/30/2020 - 6:58pm
The Antelope wildfire burning north of Harrison grew to nearly 2,000 acres in a day.
Fire in the Gravellys
Wed, 09/16/2020 - 9:54am
A wildfire is burning over 50 acres in the southern Gravelly Mountains.
The fire started Sept. 12 around 11 a.m. from unknown reasons, according to a Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest press release. Area closures are being considered as of Sept. 15.
Tanker carrying asphalt tar causes fiery crash near Ennis
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 4:54pm
ENNIS—A semi-truck and tanker trailer crashed near Ennis on Monday evening, January 28, becoming completely engulfed in flames and closing both lanes of Highway 287 for three hours evening.
BLM temporarily closes Axolotl Wilderness Study Area due to fire
Fri, 08/17/2018 - 11:42am
ENNIS – The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office has issued a fire prevention order temporarily closing the Axolotl Wilderness Study Area in Madison County due to the Monument and Wigwam fires.
Madison County Fire Academy helps firefighters stay safe
Wed, 05/02/2018 - 10:20am
HARRISON – On Saturday morning, April 29, in a field north of Harrison, Tyler Dixon, Jeff Gerhardt and Larry Leonard carefully walked towards a burning blue four-door sedan. The car was engulfed in flame and throwing plumes of gray smoke into the warming sky.