Montana Governor Steve Bullock has honored the Missoula Fire Department and Missoula Rural Fire for responding to a request for assistance with the California wildfires this winter.
The Missoula Rural Fire District has officially improved its Insurance Services Office rating, thus making it possible for over 10,000 homeowners to lower their insurance rates.
It was a joint effort on Saturday morning as Frenchtown Fire, Missoula Rural Fire and a county road crew worked together to fight a structure fire near Frenchtown.
Just after 10:00 a.m. on Friday, crews from Missoula Rural Fire and the Missoula City Fire department responded to a vehicle fire on Raser Drive, which rapidly turned into an industrial fire response.
Just before 1:00 a.m. on Monday, Labor Day, a Lolo household was awakened by explosions coming from their garage where a fire had set off stored ammunition.
A cabin fire was reported to 9-1-1 just before 2:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Turah Store and Campground, and Missoula Rural Fire responded along with other firefighting agencies.