This year’s wildfire season has been chill so far. Why?

This year’s wildfire season has been chill so far. Why?

The fire season in Montana this year was supposed to be intense. At the governor’s 2025 fire season briefing in early June, a predictive meteorologist cautioned that the state’s multi-year drought, expected hot temperatures and anticipated dry conditions could paint a grim picture for fires this summer.  However, despite a similar number of fire starts relative to last year (1,116 on July 21, 2025, as compared to 1,069 by July 21, 2024), fires t…