Dixon Rural Fire Department

10/07/2022

Out standing job

10/02/2022

Shout out to the professionals from plains rescue and Hot springs fire , for the incredible job of rescuing the pilot from the river today , it's refreshing to know what agencies have the equipment and training to pull this off. Plain crash in the flathead river near Perma.

10/02/2022

Please join the U.S. Forest Service - Kootenai National Forest on Thursday 10/6 at 10 AM for a community meeting at the Noxon Fire Hall. We will discuss the new incident management team, suppression repair, long-term plans, and future communication about the .

09/28/2022

Good to know!

SCWFI Update- 5 p.m., September 27, 2022
THAT SMOKE ON THE SOUTHERN HORIZON is not from a wildfire in Montana, it is from a prescribed burn in Idaho. Appearing closer than it actually is, smoke from the prescribed burn was visible in the Superior, St. Regis and Plains areas this afternoon.

Picture is another faraway look at a wildfire from earlier this summer on the Flathead Indian Reservation, taken from Eddy Mountain Lookout. just east of Thompson Falls.

09/27/2022

Caution, a small black bear has been roaming around Dixon ! Please be aware while out side .

09/25/2022

Change over Time: Check out this progression map of the Bull Gin Complex, which depicts the Complex's growth from September 4th to September 22rd.

09/18/2022

: Seven new large fires were reported yesterday, five in Idaho and two in Montana. Nationally, 97 wildfires have burned 900,282 acres in 9 states. More than 18,700 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents. One national incident management organization,10 Type 1 incident management teams (IMTs) and 11 Type 2 IMTs are supporting large fires in the West.

Predictive Services specialists at the National Interagency Coordination Center use to closely analyze weather, vegetation, and other factors that affect fire activity to create the . Visit their website for more information about current weather conditions and listen to the weekly fuels and fire danger podcast: https://bit.ly/3QKURcA



Photo: smoke rises from the Summit Fire in California. Photo from InciWeb.

09/17/2022

09/17/2022