MPH Hosts Wildfire Smoke Ready Week Events

Missoula County alongside the whole state of Montana has declared this week, June 8 to 13, as Wildfire Smoke Ready Week! Wildfire Smoke Ready Week is a week to not only educate about the health…

The General, Essential Agriculture and Prescribed Wildland Outdoor Burning Seasons open on Sunday, March 1, in Missoula County. If you are planning to burn any natural vegetation or untreated wood…

March is here, and that means outdoor burning opens in Missoula County. The General, Essential Agriculture, and Prescribed Wildland Outdoor Burning Seasons open on Sunday, March 1, 2026 in Missoula…

Outdoor burning in Missoula County is still closed. The Prescribed Wildland burning season ended on Nov. 30; the Essential Agriculture burning season ended on Oct. 31, and the General burning season…

If you’ve lived in the Missoula Valley, you’re familiar with the inversion that often happens in the winter months. What’s actually happening during an inversion, and what do wood stoves have to do…

Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: September 26, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.  Air quality is Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups across Missoula County due to smoke from Lower Sugarloaf and Labor…