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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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