Firefighters

The US has sent about 100 firefighters to Australia so far.

It was 70 years ago, August 5, 1949 that 13 firefighters perished in the Mann Gulch Fire north of Helena just off the Missouri River after parachuting into the area from the C-47 aircraft that is now the Miss Montana.

Firefighters in Montana are hoping to have health insurance cover illnesses like cancer and Post-traumatic stress disorder.

On the week of 9-11, the U.S. Post Office chose Missoula, Montana the home of the Smokejumpers Center as the one place in America to introduce a new stamp honoring first responders.

Every year the Missoula Fire Department takes on the Rural Fire Department for a fun charity hockey game.

For the past two years over 1,000 people have been in attendance for this fun free family event.

Firefighters were busy early Thursday Morning after 911 calls came in, reporting that there were fires on both sides of the highway south of Lolo.

The Copper King fire has been burning for nearly a month, but the blaze is only 13 percent contained. Today firefighters attempted to combat the fire with a new technique, which fire information officer Mike Cole describes as the “the Ping Pong method”...

Frenchtown Fire and Missoula Rural Fire are seeking resident volunteers to learn the skills necessary to become career firefighters.

The Cottonwood Gulch Fire near Manhattan, Montana broke out just before noon on Sunday, October 11, but quickly grew to over 8,000 acres.

The Sheep Mountain Fire located in the Rocky Mountain Ranger District was reported Monday morning at 2,282 acres and growing.

Cooler temperatures and some much needed precipitation encouraged some evacuations to be lifted in Missoula and Mineral counties.