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Montana Gets Help From Connecticut Firefighters With Forest Fire
Montana Gets Help From Connecticut Firefighters With Forest Fire
Montana Gets Help From Connecticut Firefighters With Forest Fire
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A team of Connecticut firefighters is heading to Montana to help the U.S. Forest Service battle a wildfire there. Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the 20 firefighters will depart early Thursday morning from the DEEP eastern district headquarters in Marlborough, Conn...
Montana Fire Marshal Urges Apartment Smoke Detectors
Montana Fire Marshal Urges Apartment Smoke Detectors
Montana Fire Marshal Urges Apartment Smoke Detectors
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A boom in apartments for workers in the Bakken oil patch has led the Montana Fire Marshal's Office to remind landlords that smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are required by law in most homes and apartments. Fire Marshal Allen Lorenz says the detectors are the number one way to quickly signal a fire or elevated levels of carbon monoxide...