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Think Before You Burn! It’s the Law!

Under the provision of State Statute 50-63-103 MCA you are liable for any and all fire suppression costs and damages resulting from an escaped and/or uncontrolled fire. You are liable for your fires despite the fact that you have been issued a Burn Permit. Got Questions? Contact:

Cascade County Clerk & Recorder 454-6801
Cascade County DES 454-6900

Buy Your Burn Permit Onliine!

TIPS TO HELP KEEP YOU & YOUR PROPERTY SAFE THIS SUMMER!

EQUIPMENT USE

Are you doing the right thing—the wrong way?

TARGET SHOOTING

Prevent sparking a wildfire while target shooting.

BURNING DEBRIS?

Learn how to burn safety.
Buy your burn permit FIRST!

Buy Your Burn Permit Onliine!

CAMPFIRES

Learn about campfire safety.

VEHICLES

Prevent vehicle-caused wildfire.

Community Service and Local News

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2019 DFSA Picnic

Thanks for your support.

Thanks to all of our volunteers, the DFSA Board, the crew of Mercy Flight, and our community supporters who made this year’s picnic a terrific success. Have a safe summer.

Answer the Call and Discover the Volunteer in You,
Your Community Needs YOU!

WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS

Since 1986, the Dearborn Fire Service Area has been answering your calls. Our community is growing and so is the need for volunteers to become trained firefighters. We also need auxiliary volunteers to assist with community outreach, public education, publicity, building and fleet maintenance, technology resources, grant writing, and clerical duties. We need your support! Call (406) 799-5564 or click on the QR link below .

Be a Volunteer

Build Community

Save Lives

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Montana Wildfire Info
www.mtfireinfo.org

For more information on active large fires, please visit https://inciweb.wildfire.gov

For more information on air quality, please visit https://todaysair.mtdeq.us

When Minutes Matter!

Benefis Mercy Flight is available
7 days a week
24 hours a day
365 days a year

Mercy Flight

Communication Center
1-800-972-4000

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Monthly Board of Trustees Meeting

Our meetings are open to all community members to attend, please join us!
Our next Board of Trustees Meeting for the Dearborn Fire Service Area will be held on Thursday, November 6th, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m. at the Fire Station.

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Download the February 11, 2020 Meeting Minutes

Latest Board Meeting Minutes

Dearborn FSA Meeting Minutes – 2-9-24 24

Next Board Meeting Agenda

Why the Dearborn Fire Service Area Cannot Fundraise

The Dearborn Fire Service Area (DFSA) is a distinct political subdivision of both Lewis & Clark and Cascade Counties. Because the DFSA is a governmental subdivision it cannot be incorporated as a non-profit. (AG Opinion 43-2)

In a fire, every second counts!

Test Your Fire Prevention Knowledge

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Fire Prevention Quiz

Results

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#1. When should you remove batteries from a smoke alarm?

When dinner is burning and it goes off.

When dinner is burning and it goes off.

When it makes annoying chirping noises.

When it makes annoying chirping noises.

Never, unless it's time to change the batteries.

Never, unless it's time to change the batteries.

#2. Smoke alarms should be replaced after how many years of use?

5

5

10

10

Trick question, smoke alarms are good for life!

Trick question, smoke alarms are good for life!

#3. Where should smoke alarms be placed?

On every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.

On every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.

Just one somewhere on every floor.

Just one somewhere on every floor.

Just one by your cooking area.

Just one by your cooking area.

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#4. Smokey Bear has a middle name

True

True

False

False

#5. How often should you test your smoke alarms?

Every month.

Every month.

Every six months.

Every six months.

Every year.

Every year.

#6. How often should you change your smoke alarm batteries?

Every 6 months (unless it has a long-life battery).

Every 6 months (unless it has a long-life battery).

Every year (unless it has a long-life battery).

Every year (unless it has a long-life battery).

Every 5 years (unless it has a long-life battery).

Every 5 years (unless it has a long-life battery).

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#7. What’s one thing you should practice during your home fire escape plan?

Everyone should know a good hiding place in your home if they get scared during a fire.

Everyone should know a good hiding place in your home if they get scared during a fire.

Everyone should identify their top 10 things to grab before exiting a home during a fire.

Everyone should identify their top 10 things to grab before exiting a home during a fire.

Everyone in your household should know two ways to escape from each room in your home during a fire.

Everyone in your household should know two ways to escape from each room in your home during a fire.

#8. To escape a home fire safely, you have as little as?

2 minutes

2 minutes

5 minutes

5 minutes

10 minutes

10 minutes

#9. How often should you and your family practice your home fire drill?

Just once should be fine.

Just once should be fine.

Twice a year.

Twice a year.

Once every two years.

Once every two years.

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#10. Which of the following activities are considered “hot work”?

Welding

Welding

Cutting

Cutting

Grinding Ferrous Metals

Grinding Ferrous Metals

All of the Above

All of the Above

#11. The three elements needed for a fire include:

Fuel

Fuel

Oxygen

Oxygen

Heat

Heat

All of the Above

All of the Above

#12. The acronym for proper use of a fire extinguisher is:

PAST

PAST

PASS

PASS

PALS

PALS

None of the Above

None of the Above

To use a fire extinguisher correctly, experts say that one should remember the acronym P.A.S.S.

P: Pull the pin.

A: Aim at the base of the fire.

S: Squeeze the trigger.

S: Sweep side to side.

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#13. Fire extinguishers should be inspected monthly and serviced annually by a third party.

True

True

False

False

#14. Air pressurized water extinguishers (APW) are suitable for electrical fires.

True

True

False

False

#15. Fire watch should be performed during and after all hot work activities.

True

True

False

False

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#16. Class A fires involve flammable liquids.

True

True

False

False

ANSWER: False

Class A is only to be used on ordinary combustibles.

#17. Employees who may be expected to use a portable fire extinguisher need to be trained.

True

True

False

False

#18. One should never fight a fire if their safety is in question.

True

True

False

False

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#19. If possible, hot work should be moved or performed in areas with less hazard potential.

True

True

False

False

#20. On April 29, 1964, Smokey Bear was given his own….?

TV Show

TV Show

Slogan

Slogan

Zip Code

Zip Code

Postage Stamp

Postage Stamp

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Grant Updates

October 2025 – The DFSA received a DNRC grant of $5,000 for the purchase of new wildland PPE and tools

Our Mission

The Dearborn Fire Service Area (DFSA) is committed to protecting the lives and property of Cascade and Lewis & Clark County residents and visitors by providing the best possible fire, rescue, and support to emergency medical service providers. We pledge to perform our duty with courage and dedication. We also strive to be active in our community and proactive with public education and prevention campaigns.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dearborn Fire Service Area
56 Dearborn River Road
Cascade, Montana, 59421

DearbornFSA@gmail.com

Scott Schneider – Chief – 799-5564

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Dearborn Landowners Association

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