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Keeping the lights on and the fires out in rural Montana

Flathead Electric Cooperative has such a broad audience—everyone has power. It allowed us to have a wide reach in the community—to anyone with electricity. They’re seeing us in their neighborhoods making good progress toward reducing wildfire risk.

Amanda Opp

Integrated Services Manager, Flathead Electric Cooperative

FireSafe Flathead brought together…

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FireSafe Flathead brought together several rural Montana communities to work toward a shared vision of wildfire risk reduction. A $10 million Community Wildfire Defense Grant has made a tremendous difference by focusing on utility line corridors and individual homeowners. Read more.

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Updated wildfire plans need current data – Park County, MT

Having a current CWPP will allow our local community to identify risks and capabilities, focus on mitigation measures, and perhaps most importantly be in alignment with coordinating efforts among local fire departments and stakeholders.

Greg Coleman

Director, Office of Emergency Management, Park County, Montana

Adjacent to Yellowstone National Park…

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Adjacent to Yellowstone National Park, 1.6-million-acre Park County, Montana, has a high wildfire risk and a growing population. A $250,000 Community Wildfire Defense Grant is funding a locally driven effort to update the county’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and strengthen wildfire preparedness and response. Read more

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Local strategies rely on good data – Kittitas County, WA

The CWDG grant has allowed us to implement plans and do more than we had ever dreamed of.

Tony Craven

Kittitas Fire Adapted Communities Coalition

In Kittitas County, Washington…

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In Kittitas County, Washington, a $10 million Community Wildfire Defense Grant is funding evacuation routes and fuel reduction projects to help safeguard nearly 47,000 residents.  Read more

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