Community rallies around Montana rancher recovering from wildfire burns

Community rallies around Montana rancher recovering from wildfire burns

A Melstone rancher is recovering at the University of Utah Burn Center after sustaining severe burns while fighting a wildfire near north of Ingomar, MT, and the ranching community is rallying around him

Community rallies as wildfires spread

MISSION — For residents across the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR), wildfire season has arrived not only with flames stretching across the landscape, but with smoke-filled skies, evacuation alerts and road closures. Smoke from the Hagen, Horseridge and Paradise wildfires moved across the region, contributing to worsening air quality as the Air Quality Index (AQI) reached the “Unhealthy” range of 150 to 200.  Amid the growing fire threat across…