and last updated 2021-07-27 19:09:03-04
KALISPELL â The Flathead County Health Department (FCCHD) has teamed up with a local non-profit providing free HEPA portable air cleaners for at-risk people in the Flathead.
âSenior citizens, people with health problems but also family with infants because infants have developing systems and so theyâre also another group that are at-risk,â Climate Smart Glacier Country Board Member Kate McMahon tells MTN News.
Climate Smart Glacier Country has teamed up with the FCCHD in providing free HEPA filters to Flathead individuals more prone to health problems due to wildfire smoke.
McMahon said Climate Smart Glacier Country works toward local solutions and education regarding climate change. She noted at-risk individuals including those with lung or heart disease need to take extra precautions during the summer months to protect their health from wildfire smoke.
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FEC plans power outage to make repairs following windstorm
MTN News
and last updated 2021-01-20 19:27:46-05
KALISPELL â The Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) has scheduled a power outage so that equipment that was damaged in the recent windstorm can be safely repaired.
FEC has scheduled a two-hour power outage along a stretch of its service territory for Wednesday.
The areas affected are east of Marion to Batavia, Ashley Lake Road, Rogers Lake, Jackson Meadows, the south end of Browns Meadow, Sherman Lane, Managhan, Marquardt, Boorman, and Dawson Trail, according to a news release.
The outage, which will impact approximately 1,000 members, will begin at 10 a.m. with anticipated completion by noon. FEC notes that attempts are being made to notify those affected in advance.
Flathead Electric Cooperative working to restore power to remote areas
At the height of the storm on Wednesday, more than 16,000 Flathead Electric customers were without power.
and last updated 2021-01-14 19:00:58-05
KALISPELL â Thousands of residents were left without power in Northwest Montana after Wednesdayâs major windstorm toppled trees taking down power lines.
Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) spokeswoman Wendy Ostrom Price said itâs been an all hands-on approach for FEC to turn the lights back on.
âWe have everyone from our general manager to our assistant general manager, communications personnel on the job, dispatchers of course, and our member service representatives as well,â said Ostrom Price
Record-Breaking Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands In Montana
Powerful winds whipped across the state Wednesday toppling trees, power poles and knocking out electricity to thousands of Montanans.
Anyone hiking Wednesday morning on Missoula’s Mount Sentinel, just east of the University of Montana got a lot more fresh air than they bargained for.
According to a still unofficial report from the local National Weather Service office, an incredible 125 mile-per-hour wind gust was measured at the top of the popular hiking spot.
According to National Weather Service Great Falls, new January wind speed records were also set Wednesday in Great Falls, Helena, and Havre, at 76, 74 and 72 miles per hour respectively.