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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Climate
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Quick response extinguishes wild fire near Libby Dam
Jun. 13—A small wildfire near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dunn Creek Flats Campground never had a chance to get large Monday evening. Fast responding units from the Libby Volunteer Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service and state Department of Natural Resources had the blaze under control before west winds could drive it into the crowns of pine trees and possibly across the highway onto private timberlands. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office was on hand to direct traffic. Fire officials put the Dunn Right Fire at one-quarter of an acre and in patrol status by Tuesday. A cause was not known. Fire crews also dealt with unseasonably hot weather as temperatures rose into the low 90s. Firefighters were also at the scene of three other small blazes Monday in the Kootenai region. One was on Lower Lake Creek Road outside of Troy, another southwest on Eureka and the third south of Heron. They were no more than one-half acre and either controlled or out. The biggest current fire in Northwest Montana — the Banana Lake Fire — was listed at 833 acres and contained. National Weather Service forecasters are predicting slightly cooler weather Friday and into next week with daytime highs in the 80s and nighttime lows in the mid 40s. There is a 20% chance of rain Friday.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- General
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Libby VFD receives $7,185 Roundup for Safety grant
Mar. 7—Flathead Electric Cooperative's Roundup for Safety program awarded $25,549 in grants Feb. 13 to support community safety projects proposed by local nonprofit organizations. The Libby Volunteer Fire Department received $7,185 to fund extrication equipment. Steve Lauer presented on behalf of the Libby VFD, noting, "The purchase of this equipment will ensure that Libby VFD is equipped with the best possible tools we can get to provide quicker and more efficient extrication tactics in the event of trapped citizens in a car crash. Any individual traveling through South Lincoln County involved in a crash would benefit from the availability of the extrication tool, along with any person that may experience lockout situations in a room or a collapse situation." The Roundup for Safety Board of Directors noted the Libby VFD's additional contributions of $2,000 each from the City of Libby and Lincoln County Rural Fire District. Others receiving grants in Lincoln County included the Kootenai Valley Christian School in Libby. It got $2,800 for playground safety borders and fill. February grantees also include: — Martin City VFD — $10,000 — radios — Whitefish Performing Arts Center — $3,564 — Genie lift — Farming for the Future — $2,000 — gate safety improvement Roundup for Safety funding comes from participating Flathead Electric Cooperative members who allow their monthly electric bills to be rounded up to the nearest dollar. The program costs each member about $6 per year and has provided over $5 million in funding since 1997. To learn more, please visit Roundup for Safety — Flathead Electric Cooperative at Flathead Electric Co-op was founded in 1937 to bring electric service to rural areas of the Flathead Valley. The Co-op offers generation, transmission, and distribution of affordable, reliable, carbon-free electric energy and is the largest co-op in Montana, serving more than 59,000 members, while focusing on community, innovation, and reliability.
