Missoula City Fire Department

Missoula police and fire personnel were called out to a vehicle fire on Kemp Street early Monday morning.

On Sunday, a six year-old girl drowned in a tragic accident on the Bitterroot River, when the boat she was riding in with her father capsized.

Travis David Crosby, 28, appeared in justice court via video from the Missoula County Jail and was charged with felony arson, after admitting to detectives that he had stared the fire that heavily damaged the Vantage Villa Apartments on June 13.

A kitchen fire caused over $20,000 in damage Sunday evening in an apartment on West Front Street. Missoula City Fire Assistant Chief Jeff Brandt revealed on Monday, that the cause of the fire was overcooked fish. "Our investigation bureau came up with patterns inside the house that it was a cooking fire," Brandt said...

The fire on May 29 that killed dozens of pets, including dogs, cats, chickens, cockatiels and other animals was caused by a candle that caused other combustibles to burn, causing over $45,000 in damage to the home, injuring two human residents, as well.

Missoula City Fire will be conducting a controlled burn training exercise on Wednesday at 1625 South 7th Street starting at about 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity.

Update: Saturday, March 16, 12:00 p.m. This message comes from Assistant Missoula Rural Fire Chief Brent Christofferson... The fire appears to have been caused by a recreational fire in the back yard that spread to the home then up the siding of the house and into the attic. MRFD fire investigators, however, are continuing their investigation.  The majority of the house was saved, but there is sig

Several weeks ago a technician fell while working inside 'Griz Vision', the giant screen at Washington Grizzly stadium and needed to be rescued by a Missoula fire department crew.

Three newly-formed committees are getting together this week to help the Missoula County Public Schools provide better protection for students and teachers.

Missoula Fire Department battled two weekend fires.