We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Local ranchers and farmers recently participated in the four-hour "Fighting Fire for Your Neighbors" program. The training is designed to enable non-fire trained individuals to safely and effectively join forces with volunteer fire departments during wildfires. The program was presented by the Montana DNRC at Bear Paw School in southwest Blaine County. Blaine County Fire Warden Kraig Hansen believes this is the fourth time the class was offered in the county.
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's (DNRC) Northeast Land Office and volunteer fire departments in Blaine County recently sponsored a training program to help non-trained volunteers who work with fire departments during wildfires. Don Pyrah, DNRC's Fire Management Officer out of Lewistown, presented the four-hour program at Bear Paw School. The day before the program for farmers and ranchers, Pyrah presented a program to Blaine County Road Department employees to demonstrate ways typical road equipment could be used to help firefighters control a wildfire.
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