Articles with the Tag: Fire
FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION — Tribal Forestry’s Division of Fire needs to warn reservation residents and visitors about the dangers of igniting fires in forested lands. Unattended campfires or other small starts may easily spread and spark much larger fires that could damage pristine lands and ca...
News from CSKT Division of Fire The Division of Fire Prevention program would like to let the public know that debris burning by permit closes June 30, but the public can still have campfires. By state law, campfires are limited to 3 feet in diameter. We urge that campers use caution as we head into the...
Story and photos by Karen Peterson Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS – Volunteer Erich Morigeau, 12, held up a small sculpture and made his way through the crowd for people to get a closer look at it during the 23rd Annual St. Ignatius Fireman’s Auction at the Old Town Field on Saturd...
HELENA – Across Montana, rural fire departments are often a community’s sole educator on a variety of safety topics for children and adults. From fire safety to the importance of wearing a seatbelt to the dangers of electricity, rural firemen and women provide valuable tools and life skills to Mo...
Burning permit closes June 30 News from CSKT Division of Fire FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION — The Division of Fire Prevention program would like to let the public know that debris burning by permit closes on June 30 on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Open burning opens again on Oct. 1, 2017.&n...
News from Ronan City Fire Department RONAN – New thermal imaging cameras and replacement tanks for breathing apparatuses will soon be utilized thanks to the $15,000 the Ronan Rural Fire District and the City of Ronan Volunteer Fire Department were awarded by Town Pump’s Charitable Foundation...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) - Fuels Program are planning a prescribed burn on 400 timbered acres within the Elk Creek Drainage of the National Bison Range Refuge. Thi...
On the heels of Wildfire Awareness Month (observed in May) fire officials urge landowners to follow safe burning practices. Escaped debris burns are the leading human cause of wildfires. A burn pile is less likely to escape control if these simple safety tips are followed: • Know the weather fo...
RONAN – Thousands of feet above an open field a group of anxious firefighters sat in a Twin Otter aircraft waiting for their turn to jump. Missoula Smokejumpers were training the rookies. “This is their first jump,” said Kurt Rohrbach, veteran smokejumper, as he stood on the ground last ...
JETTE — A 1.2-million- board-feet logging project is finishing up in the Jette Lake area. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Department of Forestry Division Manager Steve McDonald said the project started a year ago. Only tree thinning and burning of wood debris piles remains to be done....
