WFD responds to three fires

The Whitefish Fire Department was busy

last week responding to three structure fires.

A garage fire on Texas Avenue Aug. 1

was caused by an improperly placed meat smoker. The home owner was

able to control the fire with a small garden hose until the fire

department arrived. Minimal damage was reported.

A fifth-wheel camper was a total loss

after a fire erupted Aug. 3 on Blanchard Lake Road. The fire of

unknown origin charred the camper, a vehicle next to it and a

storage building.

Nobody was living in the camper and it

was being used for storage.

Rural water supply was provided with

assistance from West Valley, Evergreen, Kalispell and Columbia

Falls. The Whitefish truck holds about 5,000 gallons of water.

Whitefish crews responded at 3 a.m. on

Aug. 5 to reports of smoke at a Colorado Avenue apartment building.

A resident had fallen asleep while using a cook stove and the

building was filling with smoke. Crews evacuated the building but

residents were able to go back to their apartments that

morning.