Camp Creek Fire in Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness impacts air quality across Great Falls region; smoke seen rising

Smoke from the Camp Creek Fire in Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness is affecting air quality across north-central Montana. Residents have reported a large smoke plume visible from communities including Great Falls.

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Great Falls warned residents that smoke from the fire was moving across the region and could create unhealthy conditions, especially for people sensitive to air pollution.

Officials have advised residents to reduce time outdoors and take precautions if they experience breathing problems.

Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature. Read More