Post by Poor Richard on May 10, 2023 18:44:08 GMT -7
Montana prepares for upcoming wildfire season
KBZK reports "While it’s still early in the year, state, federal and local leaders said Tuesday that they’re well on their way to getting ready for Montana’s wildfire season.
“All in all, I think we’re in good shape,” said Rich Cowger, chief of Columbus Fire Rescue and president of the Montana State Fire Chiefs Association. “We’ll just see what Mother Nature does to us, and we can hope for the best.”
Agencies from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to the U.S. Forest Service to county fire wardens were at the State Capitol to deliver the annual fire season briefing to Gov. Greg Gianforte.
As he has in previous years, Gianforte again urged leaders to commit to “aggressive attack” – putting resources into fighting fires early when it’s safe to do so, in an effort to keep them small. Leaders highlighted the number of wildfires they’ve been able to hold under ten acres."
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“All in all, I think we’re in good shape,” said Rich Cowger, chief of Columbus Fire Rescue and president of the Montana State Fire Chiefs Association. “We’ll just see what Mother Nature does to us, and we can hope for the best.”
Agencies from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to the U.S. Forest Service to county fire wardens were at the State Capitol to deliver the annual fire season briefing to Gov. Greg Gianforte.
As he has in previous years, Gianforte again urged leaders to commit to “aggressive attack” – putting resources into fighting fires early when it’s safe to do so, in an effort to keep them small. Leaders highlighted the number of wildfires they’ve been able to hold under ten acres."
Read the full story here.