Marion Fire District
The Lemonade Fire is managed by US National Forest Service—not us. We will assist their operations as needed. For most up to date information on the Lemonade Fire, please refer to InciWeb or the Flathead National Forest alerts and notices webpage. The Type Two Incident Management Team arriving Sunday, Sept. 4th. will set up fire camp at the Cabin Creek...
A red flag warning issued for noon tomorrow until midnight tomorrow! “The combination of gusty winds, low humidity, and an unstable atmosphere will result in critical fire weather conditions Saturday afternoon and evening. Isolated thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening, which could contribute to new fire starts. Thunderstorms will be capable of gusty and erratic outflows.” So, please don’t...
The Grubb Mountain Fire has line around it and is contained at 5.7 acres. Crews, including a water tender from Marion Fire, are working to extinguish and mop it up today. It's located in heavy timber and will take some work over the next several days. The Gunsite Fire, just west of Little Bitterroot Lake was spotted late last night....
There is a wildfire near Marion named the Grubb Mountain Fire. We don’t have any news yet. Will update when more info is available. For more info see The DNRC’s interactive map (website address is listed in photo/screenshot below.) Grubb Fire’s location
https://marion-auxiliary.org/2022/01/23/2nd-annual-valentines-candy-sale/ Please, order some candy made by our Auxiliary volunteers for your special Valentine(s). Selling the handmade candies is part of the 2022 fundraising effort to replace the now too old monitor/defibrillators on our ambulances. The ones in use now are getting the job done, but are so old that we cannot get service contracts on them any longer. They...
Save the date for Saturday, December 11, 2021! Join us for a holiday dinner with the full menu of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, and more! Dinner will be served from 5-7 PM at the Marion's main fire station (180 Gopher Ln, Marion, MT). Santa arrives after 5:30 PM for pics with the kids! A Dessert Auction starts at 6 PM...
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!