Firefighters defend homesite, prevent fire spread

On July 30 at 9 p.m. Ovando and Helmville volunteer firefighters as well as Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation firefighters from Sperry Grade in Greenough responded to a structure fire on Woodworth Road.

“The structure was completely engulfed when we arrived,” Monte McNally, Ovando Volunteer Fire Department Chief, said. “The strategy was to get the heat out of the fire and keep it from spreading.”

DNRC crews sprayed down the perimeter of the property to prevent spread into nearby forest and fields while Ovando and Helmville crews focused on protecting the house and other...

 

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