With 600 people working on it the Roaring Lion fire is considered well staffed. It's the priority fire in the region. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:18:33 GMT (1730265513613) Story Infinite Scroll ...

The fire traveled underground for a time before surfacing and starting the blaze, which burned 8,000 acres and destroyed 16 houses in the Roaring Lion area near Hamilton.

On Aug. 4, stumps were lanterns fueled by sap. The blackened forest smoldered still, and the Coughey family returned to the crumbled foundation where their home lay in ashes.

The Roaring Lion Fire blows up near Hamilton on Sunday afternoon in a view from the parking lot of Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply. The fire prompted evacuations in the area filled with dozens of homes.

HAMILTON — The three 18-year-old Hamilton men charged with starting this summer’s Roaring Lion Fire that burned 16 homes appeared in Ravalli County Justice Court Tuesday afternoon.

The Roaring Lion fire has triggered evacuations of at least 500 people, with another 1,000 residents on pre-evacuation notice. The fire threatens about 400 primary homes as well as about 100 ...

image: Montana's Roaring Lion Fire has caused evacuations in western Montana, where it is raging in the Bitterroot National Forest, Darby Ranger District, 5 miles southwest of Hamilton.