Ole Hedstrom and George Richards with the Montana State Professional Firefighters Association stopped by our radio studios Monday morning to give us the latest news from the state capitol in Helena as the 2023 Legislative Session is underway.
Here is a salute to some of our First responders.
Three new members of Great Falls Fire and Rescue were sworn in recently by city manager Greg Doyon. they are Rob Beall, Russell Wienholz and Travis Tomei, all pictured below.
All three firefighters above had just completed a nine month probationary period after completing the GFFR Recruit Training Academy.
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The wall calendars feature photo collages from various local fire departments on each page, with lots of great pics of our firefighters in action. Sales help VFD members purchase protective gear.
The stereotype of firemen and their love of chili appears to be true. Here's which local department took top place at the cook-off competition last weekend.
It was 70 years ago, August 5, 1949 that 13 firefighters perished in the Mann Gulch Fire north of Helena just off the Missouri River after parachuting into the area from the C-47 aircraft that is now the Miss Montana.
No figures on wildland firefighter suicides are available because federal agencies often track only fatalities that occur during work hours, and families don’t always release a cause of death.