With river levels rising rapidly due to spring runoff, the Missoula Fire Department shared some vital lifesaving tips on what to do if someone falls into the fast moving water.
All Missoula remembers the tragic avalanche that swept down Mount Jumbo in 2014 that destroyed homes, took one life and injured several others, including children.
For the second time in nearly a month, Missoula City Firefighters were called to fight a blaze at the homeless camp located under the Reserve Street Bridge.
A man in his 20’s or early 30’s fell into a silo filled with sand at Hutton Precast Concrete on Rogers Street and the Missoula City Fire Department responded and performed a dramatic rescue that took over three hours.
Mount Jumbo currently poses little danger of avalanche, as long as people stay off the mountain, stated a press release from the City of Missoula, referencing information received from the Western Montana Avalanche Center.
Missoula City Fire Inspector Blake Richards told KGVO News on Wednesday afternoon that the Mt. Sentinel fire last week was caused by juveniles, but the investigation is still underway.
At about 8:30 on Saturday night, 9-1-1 received a call that there was a man possibly drowning in the Clark Fork River, and Missoula City Fire crews responded.