Missoula Rural Fire

Missoula Search and Rescue along with Missoula Rural Fire crews recovered the body of a man from the Clark Fork River on Thursday afternoon.

Just after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Missoula Rural Fire crews were called out to a structure fire at a residence in Lolo. Assistant Fire Chief Brent Christofferson has details.

Crews from Missoula Rural Fire and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation were called out to a grass fire near the tree line up Pattee Canyon early Thursday afternoon.

The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the two passengers inside the vehicle that crashed through the guardrail and into the Clark Fork River on I-90 near Bonner on Saturday night died in the incident.

A young girl owes her life to her older sister today, after helping to evacuate their mobile home in Westview Park that was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon.

Eastbound lanes on I-90 were closed near Turah for several hours on Friday after a pickup truck smashed into a semi, sending four people to the hospital.

It was a very busy Tuesday morning for Missoula Rural Fire crews as they responded to not one, but two separate gas line ruptures within about two hours.

The 4th of July is always a busy time for Missoula Rural Fire, but especially so in the last 48 hours, after responding to two major fires literally back to back.

Just before noon on Tuesday, Missoula Rural Fire crews were dispatched to a structure fire on Wornath Road where a woman was trapped inside by the flames.

Just after midnight on Wednesday, Missoula Rural Fire Crews were called to a mobile home on fire near Buena Vista and Highway 10 West not far from the Missoula International Airport.

Over the weekend and into Monday morning, both the Missoula City and Missoula Rural Fire Departments were busy responding to calls for service.