Where rural Montana development meets wildfire risk, by region
Frenchtown
Missoula
Lolo
2017 Lolo Peak fire
Florence
Stevensville
Victor
Hamilton
Three Forks
Belgrade
Bozeman
Livingston
Big Sky
Helena
East Helena
Montana City
Clancy
Whitefish
Columbia Falls
Kalispell
Big Fork
Fires 2009-2018
Wildfire Hazard Potential
Low
High
Buildings
Wildland-Urban Interface
Wildfire Hazard Potential
Fires 2009-2018
Wildland-Urban Interface
Buildings
Low
High
Map credit: Eric Dietrich / MTFP. Data: Wildfire Hazard Potential (2018) & Wildand-Urban Interface (2010), U.S. Forest Service; Fires 2009-2018, USGS; Buildings, Microsoft.