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· By MFD Staff

2nd Annual Ashley Lake Welcome Back Pancake Breakfast

This upcoming Saturday, July 15th, 9am–11am, we are hosting a full-up pancake breakfast, complete with all the fixins' and lots of good neighbors at our Ashley Lake fire station. The breakfast is free, but you know we'll never turn down a heartfelt donation! So come on over; everyone is invited. Our Ashley Lake fire station is about 7 miles north...

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Thank You for a Lovely Parade

Marion Fire District would like to thank Marion and the surrounding communities for making Marion's First Annual 4th of July Parade a HUGE success! Axe, our fire department's bunny rabbit mascot, led the parade down Gopher Street from Homesteader's Way to the Marion School. This was a last minute event and we want to thank everyone for coming out and...

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Auxiliary Gift – Air Compressor

The Marion Fire Auxiliary provided a grant to cover the purchase of a compressor designed to safely recharge our firefighters' self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) with purified air! SCBA's protect our firefighters' ability to breathe during dangerous fire and HAZMAT incidents. The compressor is installed and in use. We are grateful to the Auxiliary volunteers and all those who donated money...

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Easter Egg Hunt & Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, April 15, 2017 9am — 1pm Marion Community Center (180 Gopher Lane) Given the fun everybody had last year, the District's volunteers are once again teaming up with the Marion School's PTO to host an Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast. There is no admission fee, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

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Dean's List

Fire Chief Katie Mast is currently a student at Flathead Valley Community College in FVCC's Paramedicine Program. Her hard work earned her a spot on the Dean's List for the Fall Semester of 2016. If your get the chance, we hope you will congratulate her on her dedication to improving her education and life saving skills.

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We're Now on LinkedIn

Of potential interest to our current and former volunteers and employees is our new presence on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented social network. Users create profiles that are for all intents and purposes interactive resumes. Some job search websites allow users to apply for jobs by connecting to their LinkedIn profiles to import their profile information. If you...

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Driver Training

Driver training may not be glamorous, but it is necessary. Last night's training focused on ensuring our emergency responders could safely operate MFD apparatus. After all, each one has its quirks. [Referring to the apparatus, but applies to each of our volunteers as well :-) ] This photo features a relatively new volunteer, Martin Chandler, who recently passed the Basic...

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Congratulations, Wildland Firefighters!

Please, join us in congratulating firefighters Martin Chandler, Victoria Crampton, Nauni Griffith, Tiffany Hamdan, and Mike Williams for their successful completion of the Basic Wildland Firefighters course. We are proud and grateful to have these latest skilled and dedicated volunteers take on the challenge of protecting and serving our community. This nationally-standardized course addresses the knowledge and skills required of ...