Articles with the Tag: Ronan Fire Department
UPDATED JULY 3 RONAN — A young child playing with fireworks sent a Ronan home up in flames June 30 and left a family homeless just before a county-wide ban on the novelties went into place. “He lit one, threw it into a bush, the bush caught fire and awa...
RONAN – Fire crews were battling a structure fire Tuesday afternoon north of the intersection of Beaverhead Lane and Terrace Lake Road. When Ronan Volunteer Fire Department arrived on scene about around 3:30 p.m., flames and smoke had entirely engulfed the apartment and substantial wind bl...
RONAN – Ronan City Council voted pay the last installment of the 2014-2015 fiscal year’s billing for emergency dispatch services, but mulled whether or not some of the billing should be transferred to the business owner who runs the local ambulance service. The $30,000 bill used to be sp...
POLSON — A fire first reported as a “controlled burn that got out of control” destroyed two mobile homes in a remote area of Rocky Point Road the evening of May 18, taking firefighters about four hours to extinguish and mop up, according to Karen Sargeant, public information officer for Pol...
RONAN – Two Ronan families lost everything in a duplex fire Jan. 14. Ronan Fire Chief Mark Clary said it is believed the blaze started around 11:30 a.m. on the porch of a housing unit at 34132 Loolee Drive from a heater that was left near a couch to keep a pet warm. A man who was at home in th...
An ATV operator walked away from a potentially life-threatening situation Saturday, when the vehicle they were using to clear a pond of snow, fell through the ice. Officials said the operator was trying to clear a patch of ice adjacent to the scenic turnout south of Ronan for skating purposes when it broke t...
RONAN — Santa and Mrs. Claus didn’t fly into Ronan and St. Ignatius the week before Christmas. Instead they employed the help of some kind-hearted firemen to give them a first-class ride while spreading good feelings. Every year, the Ronan Fire Department members chip in funds to purchas...
State and county officials are investigating a suspected arson fire that occurred on Pache Lane on Tuesday, Oct. 28. According to Ronan Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Clary a report of a fully-engulfed home came in before 9 p.m. When firefighters arrived on scene, the blaze seemed to be contai...
RONAN — “Honestly, it came to me in the middle of the night,” said Joe Johns about incorporating the Donner Party history into this year’s vehicle-based scavenger hunt in the Mission Valley. Johns and Jim Morgan, both former firefighters who serve on the Pioneer Days Committe...
RONAN – Less than an hour after excitedly ripping open presents and celebrating a happy Christmas morning, a candle and a bit of leftover gift wrap sparked a fire that left a Ronan family homeless. Lisa Rice said her 8-year-old son Brett woke her up around 9 a.m. to tell her their home was on ...
