United Way of Missoula partnered with the Frenchtown Rural Fire Department to help residents near Frenchtown and Huson prepare for wildfires as part of a pilot project. Including offering a chipper for debris removed from around homes. (Photo courtesy of Frenchtown Rural Fire Department)
May 8, 2018
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May 8, 2018 1:19 p.m.
United Way helps residents prepare for wildfire season
It was National Wildfire Preparedness Day last Saturday, May 5 and the Frenchtown Rural Fire Department teamed up with United Way of Missoula to pilot a community chip day. Crews were in the Sorrel Springs and Elk Meadows subdivisions near Frenchtown and Huson chipping brush and debris piled on the road by homeowners. These are efforts to prepare their properties for this year’s wildland fire season.