Marion Fire District
The Elbow Creek Fire up Pleasant Valley Rd is out. Our firefighters got a dozer line and hose line around it quickly, and contained it at 16.5 acres. Then yesterday’s rain extinguished it.
If you didn't already know, pretty much all of NW Montana is at Extreme Fire Danger Level with Stage II fire restrictions mandated. Here's what you need to know to avoid breaking the law and causing sparking a fire that too easily would spread beyond your control... Stage II Fire Restrictions Prohibit: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire,...
Our district's fire danger level is VERY HIGH. However, it's worse in much of the rest of Montana. Nearly 1,400 wildland fires burned over 141,000 acres in Montana as of July 14th. According to multiple news sources, approximately 78 percent of those fires were human-caused. “Montana faces critical fire conditions that pose significant threats to our communities, infrastructure, first responders,...
The Kalispell Interagency Dispatch Center recently elevated fire danger level to HIGH. Just west of us in Lincoln County, the fire danger level is VERY HIGH. Please, practice caution when outdoors; do not create a spark that flames up to wildland fire!
The winners of our 2021 raffle are:1st prize $1,000 = David Larson of Marion2nd prize quilt = Debra Hill of Marion3rd prize rifle = Chris Baxter of KalispellWe appreciate each of you who purchased tickets. We are grateful for our Auxiliary volunteers who sold tickets to raise money to replace our aged/worn out turnouts. Thank you!
Our Auxiliary is selling address signs to not only raise money for us, but to give us a better opportunity to serve our community. We can't help you, if we can't find you! Click on this link to visit our Auxiliary's website to order a sign.
We and our Auxiliary are hosting Marion Freedom Day on Saturday, July 3rd. The event kicks off at 11 AM with a parade. After the parade we will have our traditional, old-fashioned, family-friendly games, such as a watermelon eating contest, dunk tank, rubber duck races, kids' firefighting obstacle course, and tug-of-war. The Hilltop Hitching Post will be selling hamburgers and...
The Flathead County Election Department posted results for our board of trustees mail ballot election. We welcome Betty Heino and Peter Loyda to our board. We thank all who participated and voted in the election. Larry Brower 151Betty Heino 246Peter Loyda 216
//EDIT: Due to lack of participation, evening meetings were cancelled.// We are looking for more volunteers for the Marion Fire Auxiliary. The Auxiliary raises funds to support the Volunteer Fire Department. We sell raffle tickets and do various types of fund raisers from cookie sales, to flea markets, to community functions. We have a meeting the first Monday every month...
Earlier in the month we asked our Auxiliary to raise almost $11,000 to buy us turnouts to replace ones that are almost past their "use by" dates for six of our volunteer firefighters. (Yes, you read that right. The quotes we received for six new sets of turnouts are close to $11,000. Safety gear is very expensive.) The Auxiliary burst...