Articles with the Tag: Fire
BIG ARM — With flame lengths spiking to 10 feet due to a gusty wind, a fire near Walking Horse Lane burned approximately five acres on Saturday. The caller who notified dispatch at 11 p.m. heard eight or nine explosions “and now there’s a big fire,” she said, according to Joh...
BIG ARM — Reports about space debris falling from a Chinese satellite’s rocket body over the Western United States fueled one man’s curiosity about a fire near Walking Horse Lane at 11 p.m. Saturday. A Big Arm resident and volunteer firefighter, Matt Sisler responded to the fire with 15 ...
ARLEE – The Dillard family of seven still doesn’t have a permanent place to call home so the community pitched in to help during a fundraiser on Saturday. “Both Arlee and St. Ignatius communities have come together to help,” local resident Connie Pierce said. “They ...
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...
ARLEE – The holidays wrapped up in a blaze for a family of seven. “We lost everything,” Val Dillard said. “The younger kids didn’t even have on shoes.” A few years ago, Val and her husband Pat took over custody of their five grandchildren ages 4, 5, 6, 10 and 12. The...
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...
HELENA — AAA MountainWest is seeking applications for its 5th annual Rural Fire Department Grant program. Ten $1,000 grants are available and will be awarded in December. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, Nov. 14. To apply for the grants, rural and volunteer fire departments mus...
News from the Miracle of America Museum POLSON— The Miracle of America Museum’s monthly second Thursday evening program in October was well attended with the showing of the 1952 feature length movie “Red Skies of Montana” starring Richard Widmark and Richard Boone. It was based on ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Division of Fire responded to a report of a wildland fire in the Pistol Creek area of St. Ignatius around 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. A CSKT initial attack engine was sent to the fire along with air operations and two Native American Crews...
UPDATE: Wednesday, Sept. 24 The Pistol Creek Fire is only 40 percent contained, according to an update from Division of Fire. The fire is still at about 15 acres. No structures are threatened at this time. News from the Division of Fire, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ST. IGNATIUS ...
