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Billings Home Depot Catches on Fire
Billings Home Depot Catches on Fire
Billings Home Depot Catches on Fire
KBUL Newsroom - The Billings Gazette reports that a fire broke out at Home Depot Sunday night, causing an estimated $50,000 in damages to the store’s outdoor garden center, according to Billings Fire Department officials. The fire was reported at 11:36 p.m., a...
Horses Die in Billings Fire
Horses Die in Billings Fire
Horses Die in Billings Fire
This was right over by my house! Makes me so sad to know a couple of horses died :( KBUL Newsroom - KTVQ.com reports that at least one horse died Wednesday at a Billings South Side fire, which jumped a fork in the Yellowstone River to ignite brush on the other side, while the main blaze was predominantly under control before 10 p...
Don’t Forget About Montana
Don’t Forget About Montana
Don’t Forget About Montana
I'll be honest... The devastation from Hurricane Harvey is terrible. People have died, homes and businesses have been lost, a whole entire area of Texas just completely under water and I am at loss for words, really. It seems that the entire nation is focused its relief efforts and money on Texas and Louisiana but I'm sitting over here in Billings, Montana on the 23rd floor of the Double Tree Hote
Lolo Peak Fired Slowed
Lolo Peak Fired Slowed
Lolo Peak Fired Slowed
Continuing thoughts and prayers for our firefighters out there trying to get this thing contained. The raging Lolo Peak fire slowed on Saturday, but still grew to nearly 32,000 acres burned. On Saturday, officials lifted the mandatory evacuation order for residents of Sleeman Creek Road west of Lolo...
Laurel Fire and EMS 7th Annual Safety Day
Laurel Fire and EMS 7th Annual Safety Day
Laurel Fire and EMS 7th Annual Safety Day
Join me this Saturday at Laurel High School for the 7th Annual Laurel Fire and EMS Safety Day! I'll be out there from 10AM till Noon but the events goes 10am - 2pm. The day will be filled with exploring fire trucks, ambulances and other EMS vehicles...
Fire In Billings South Hills Contained
Fire In Billings South Hills Contained
Fire In Billings South Hills Contained
If you didn't see the fire on Friday evening you must have been out of town because the smoke took up most of the Billings sky. I was on my way home on I-90 W when it started to get really bad. The sky was black and I actually ended up having ash on my other car when I arrived home...
Reusable Matches Are A Bad Idea
Reusable Matches Are A Bad Idea
Reusable Matches Are A Bad Idea
A few years ago, I bought a "reusable match" off of a Hong Kong website known for selling unusual items. Basically, it's a metal, match-shaped tube with a wick at the end. The match screws into a flask-shaped container full of fluid. On the outside of the "flask" is a rough surface which sparks the flint embedded in the wick...