Action News Now: Three small fires in Butte County contained within 24 hours

Three vegetation fires in Butte County in the past 24 hours have all been quickly contained or extinguished by CAL FIRE crews with no injuries or major spread reported.

Butte (/ bjuːt / BYEWT) is a consolidated city-county in and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow.

Butte, city, seat (1881) of Silver Bow county, southwestern Montana, U.S., on the western slope of the Continental Divide. Butte was laid out in 1886 and was named for Big Butte, a nearby conical peak locally called “the richest hill on earth.” The rich mineral deposits of the area attracted settlers; placer gold was discovered in 1864, and silver was first successfully treated there in ...

Butte, city, seat (1881) of Silver Bow county, southwestern Montana, U.S., on the western slope of the Continental Divide. Butte was laid out in 1886 and was named for Big Butte, a nearby conical peak locally called “the richest hill on earth.”

Chico Enterprise-Record on MSN: Cal Fire-Butte County to conduct burn in Thermalito | Midday report

OROVILLE — Butte County was recently provided with significant grant funding to not only continue its Be Ready, Butte! campaign, but also hire a Fire Prevention Specialist. The grant comes from the ...