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08/07/2026

BRUFFEY WILDFIRE ALERT

🚨 **Wildfire Update** 🚨

Park County Rural Fire is aware of a wildfire in the 63 Ranch area, near Bruffey Lane and Swingley, on U.S. Forest Service land.

Fire resources are currently on scene, with additional crews responding. The Montana DNRC is also sending a helicopter to assist with suppression efforts.

At this time, **there are NO evacuation orders in place**. We will provide updates if conditions change.

**Please do not call 911 unless you are reporting a different fire or have an emergency.** Keeping 911 lines open allows dispatchers to handle emergencies as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation. Please avoid the area if possible and allow emergency personnel to work safely.

08/07/2026

Starting today at noon, August 7th, 2026, Lewis and Clark County, and many surrounding areas will be in a red flag warning. This will be in effect until Saturday night at 9:00 pm. Expect low relative humidity, winds between 10-15 mph, and warmer temperatures.

08/07/2026

08/07/2026

There is still time to get your application in to join our Firefighter training beginning in September. Follow this link to fill out your application! https://www.firefighterapp.com/Red-Lodge-Rescue-MT-Firefighter-Jobs/6109/

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

08/05/2026

New FSRI Online Training Addresses the Low Intake, High Exhaust Flow Path Resources

We’re excited to announce the launch of a set of new training resources designed to help the fire service better understand and respond to low-intake, high-exhaust fire scenarios.

This set of resources includes:
1. Lesson the Fire Safety Academy (FSA) –
https://training.fsri.org/course/162/understanding-flow-paths-low-intake-and-high-exhaust?utm_source=Int.+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Low-Intake_High-Exhaust
2. “Continuing the Conversation” handout on the FSA that can guide discussions after firefighters take the lesson
https://fsri.org/resource/continuing-conversation-low-intake-high-exhaust-flow-paths?utm_source=Int+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Low-Intake_High-Exhaust
3. Simulation video demonstrating how fire conditions evolve in these scenarios and their impact on firefighter safety
https://vimeo.com/919607447?ts=0&share=copy

These resources will assist firefighters in executing specific tasks that promote safe and effective operations while maintaining situational awareness. In addition, they will support company officers in making strategic decisions that protect their crews.

Thank you to Madi Michael for leading the development of the handout and the rest of the Education & Training team for their review and support. The video would also not have been possible without the animation and editing expertise of Doug Mansen. Lastly, thank you to FDNY and their collaboration on this project.

These resources are dedicated to Firefighter Timothy Patrick Klein. On April 24, 2022, while operating at Brooklyn Box 3-3 2075, Timothy made the ultimate sacrifice while battling a wind-impacted fire with a low-intake, high-exhaust flow path.

Firefighters across the country continue to be injured when operating in the exhaust portion of a fire’s flow path. This lesson simulates a low-intake, high-exhaust flow path scenario, explores the factors that lead to these dangerous conditions, and provides key takeaways to help firefighters mak...

08/05/2026

New FSRI Online Training Provides Framework to Help Reduce Firefighter Fatalities and Injuries on the Training Ground
https://training.fsri.org/course/027-nearmiss-cobb

Sharing evidence-based risks and benefits of live fire training and how to best combine fuels and structures for the desired training environment.

October 26, 2023 (Columbia, Maryland) – UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) announced today the release of the new “Training Fire Exposures: A Risk-Benefit Framework” online course. This new course provides fire instructors with a framework to understand what kind of training environment they want to create and how fuels, props, and high-level control measures can help reduce firefighter fatalities and injuries on the training ground.

“Our research indicates that implementing different control measures during live fire training can have an important impact on exposure reduction. These control measures can include changing where fire instructors work inside the training structure, engineering isolation practices, and maintaining consistent PPE protection,” said Gavin Horn, research director, FSRI.

After taking this course, fire instructors will be able to:
• Explain the risks and benefits of live fire training.
• Understand the interaction between fuel and structure and how different combinations can lead to different training environments.
• Apply control measures to modify firefighters’ exposure in the training environment to both meet training objectives and minimize risk.

Access the course here: https://training.fsri.org/course/027-nearmiss-cobb

08/05/2026

New FSRI Online Training Addresses the Science of Fire and Explosion Hazards from Lithium-ion Batteries
https://training.fsri.org/course/035-science-lib

Increasing firefighter knowledge of hazard development during lithium-ion battery incidents to improve future mitigation strategies.

UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) announces the release of the new “The Science of Fire and Explosion Hazards from Lithium-ion Batteries” online training course to provide actionable insights from the foundational research conducted to date, including lithium-ion battery cell construction, thermal runaway, and how fire and explosion hazards can develop.

This course will help firefighters better understand the physical phenomena that determine how hazards develop during lithium-ion battery incidents and develop strategies to mitigate the associated risks.
After taking this course, firefighters will be able to:
• Describe the construction of lithium-ion cells and identify the unique characteristics of lithium-ion batteries.
• List the reasons lithium-ion batteries fail and explain the process of thermal runaway
• Describe the fire and explosion hazards resulting from thermal runaway propagation in lithium-ion batteries.
• Develop strategies to reduce the risk associated with thermal runaway, including fire and explosion hazards.
“We believe one of the most effective ways to combat risks to life safety and minimize sensationalization of lithium-ion battery thermal runaways is to inform the general public and the fire service about thermal runaway causes, how fire and explosion hazards can develop, and what can be done before and after thermal runaways to minimize the consequences,” said Adam Barowy, FSRI research engineer.

To watch an intro video to the course: https://vimeo.com/788042482

To access the course via the FSRI Fire Safety Academy:
https://training.fsri.org/course/035-science-lib