"Crews From 34 States Arrive To Help With Destructive Montana Fires"

"HELENA, Mont. -- Crews and equipment from 34 states arrived Monday to help fight four massive wildfires that have destroyed a dozen homes in eastern Montana and forced ranchers to let their livestock loose as the blazes spread unhindered across roads, rivers and man-made fire lines.

The reinforcements come from states from Alaska to Florida. They were particularly needed Monday, as shifting winds threatened another run by the fires in a rural area south of the Missouri River that have burned a combined 353 square miles.

It's the largest complex of fires in a state with 18 blazes burning, which is more than twice as many as Alaska, the next highest state with eight, according to the National Interagency Fire Center."

CBS News had the story July 24, 2017 with the Associated Press.

SEE ALSO:

"Montana Wildfire Roundup For July 25, 2017" (Montana Public Radio)

"Lodgepole Fire in Montana Burns Over 220,000 Acres" (Wildfire Today)

"Crews Gain Ground Against Montana Wildfire, Largest in U.S." (Reuters)