Montana farmer-stockman. [volume], August 01, 1951, Page 17, Image 17

About Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993

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Rural Fire Control
Well Organized
By GEORGE W. GUSTAFSON
State Co-ordinator
Rural Fire Fighters Service
WITH THE PASSING of the coun
ty fire control law in 1945, Montana
has made rapid strides in the de
velopment of fire protection and con
trol facilities for the rural areas of
the state.
Farm homes and buildings in
many districts of the state are now
provided with fire protection equal
to that provided in our towns and
cities. Fire fighting equipment com
parable to the best in modem de
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sign has been purchased by counties
and organized fire control districts
during the past few years for use in
fighting rural fires.
Upwards of $300,000 has been in
vested in fire fighting tools and
equipment for jural use in recent
years. Included in this equipment
are 80 fire trucks and 6,500 pieces of
hand tools, such as backpack pumps,
swatters, shovels, portable pumpers
and tankers.
Crews Trained, Equipped
The disastrous grass and range
fires which swept over our vast
prairies uncontrolled in past years
are no longer possible. Fire fight
ing crews, trained and ready with
tools and equipment, are now organ
ized in nearly every county in the
state on a community basis. Ap
proximately 1,000 farmers and ranch
ers are serving as district or com
munity fire chiefs in the interest of
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fire prevention and control under
appointment by the board of county
commissioners.
The district fire chiefs are pro
vided with caches of fire fighting
tools to equip a crew of 5 to 10 fire
fighters. County fire chiefs are ap
pointed to direct the program for
the county. These fire chiefs, dis
trict and county, are appointed for
their interest in fire prevention and
control and serve without extra pay.
In 1949, a bad fire year, 4,190 vol
unteer fire fighters assisted in put
ting out range, crop and home fires.
That year it was estimated that
nearly $750,000,000 in crops and farm
buildings were saved through the
organized efforts of the rural fire
control program in Montana.
Federal and state agencies have
rendered valuable service in the
promotion of the rural fire control
program. Technical assistance and
the "know how" in fighting range
and crop fires, through organization
of crews and use of tools, has been
freely provided by these agencies.
Their equipment and trained fire
fighters are always ready for serv
ice in case of fire.
Rural Fire Fighters Service
Giving its support to the whole
fire control program is the Montana
Rural Fire Fighters service, whch
was started back in 1942 and was
charged with organizing rural
America for defense against destruc
tive fires. It is a voluntary organiza
tion, consisting of representatives of
some 20 state and federal agencies
interested in range, crop and forest
land. It has continued to function
voluntarily by extending its efforts
in perfecting and co-ordinating rural
fire prevention and control programs
since the war. These efforts will pay
off now as we face and meet the in
creased fire hazards brought on by
war and threats to our national
security.
Rural Montana is organized and
increasing its equipment to meet un
expected fire emergencies which
might occur either in peace or war.
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