Articles with the Tag: Fire
News from Montana State University BOZEMAN – A Montana State University graduate student researching the ecological past of Montana’s Flathead Reservation has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to support his work. Matthew Weingart, a first...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO — At the request of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 10 CSKT Tribal Fire Control employees will implement a federal fire prevention plan at the National Bison Range. The three-year plan is part of a Department of the Interio...
POLSON – In the first annual Polson Rural District firefighter recognition banquet last Saturday night, fire chief Paul Laisy gave high praise and gratitude for the rural firefighters and the many hours of volunteer time they put in to the department and district. In 2016, the first fu...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Spring open burning season is here. You do not need a burn permit until May 1. Burning is a great way to clear dead vegetation and clean up. Before you light your piles or grass this spring, take the necessary precauti...
RONAN — A home on Canal Road in Ronan went up in smoke on Wednesday, March 15. The white plume of smoke in the tree line looked much like a controlled burn from town. “We were puzzled by that, too,” Fire Chief Mark Clary said. “But it depends on what materials are burning.&rdquo...
Open burning starts soon News from Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire The Division of Fire would like to let the public know that open burning starts on the Flathead Reservation March 1, 2017. You do not need a burn permit from March 1-April 30. The current fire danger on th...
POLSON — A longtime Polson business suffered significant fire damage on the main floor of their building Thursday morning. A neighbor reported smoke coming from Schultz Refrigeration on First Street East around 4:30 a.m. Firefighters from Polson City Fire responded with mutual aide from Polson Rural...
The Division of Fire Fuels Program would like to let the public know that the last day for open debris burning was November 30 on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Open burning will resume March 1, 2017. Any questions call Division of Fire at 406-676-2550.
RONAN — No one was injured in a trailer fire outside Ronan Thanksgiving night. Ronan Volunteer Fire Department chief Mark Clary said the call came in after 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24. A trailer at 45777 Michel Road caught fire in the ceiling/roof area, he said. Clary attributed the cause to a stove...
POLSON — A 28-year old man has been charged with arson and criminal endangerment, both felonies, after allegedly setting fire to a travel trailer that contained ammunition. According to a court document, Lake County deputy attorney Ben Anciaux wrote that Nathan Taylor Wise had a fight with his girlf...
