A note from Allen Chrisman . . .
Our Firewise Certification has been Renewed for 2026, and our Firewise Community is in Good Standing!!
We recorded $120,000 in qualifying work, and greatly exceeded the required $16,000 investment.
This translates to about $255 per dwelling, compared to the requirement of $34 per dwelling.
That is simply an indication of the work so many North Forkers are doing to make their structures and surrounding forest more fire resistant.
We appreciate everyone who reported their hours and expenditures last year. Thanks to Suzanne Hildner for gathering all that information! She has big shoes to fill after taking over the data collection from Molly Shepherd, who has done it religiously since our beginning.
If you missed reporting last year, please keep track of the work you do from November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026 and submit it by November 1, 2026. We will make sure to get it counted! [Suzanne Hildner’s email: sdhildner@icloud.com.]
The North Fork Flathead has been recognized as a Firewise Community since 2006. We look forward to celebrating 20 years of Firewise next year!!