fire season

Warm Summer temperatures remind us that it's fire season.

Measurements show soil and plants are much drier, making trees and brush more likely to ignite and fire to spread.

The park lists its current fire danger as high.

The cause of the fires is under investigation.

Fire danger remains fairly low and the region has seen few wildfires.

He says the state will likely see wildfires, but the blazes probably won't reach the extent of last year.

While the rain won't put the fire out, Day says it will help firefighters in their battle against the blaze.

Yellowstone National Park recorded only eight fires that burned less than one acre in 2017.

Yellowstone officials say the park had eight fires this season, six of which were caused by humans and two that were started by lightning.

A severe drought in eastern Montana and the western Dakotas is making the fire danger worse.