POPLAR, Mont. - Poplar s Volunteer Fire Department is made up of 13 brave firefighters who not only protect the town of Poplar, but also the surrounding communities of Brockton and Riverside.
Due to the pandemic, Poplars main fundraiser was canceled last year making the 2021 Fireman s Ball particularly vital to raise enough funds to afford a new air compressor which fills up their self contained breathing apparatus s. I have to go to Wolf Point or Culbertson, 30 miles either way to fill up air tanks for my town. Self contained breathing apparatus, when we make entry into a house or into a building, that s what we re breathing, we re using those SCBA s for our air, says Poplar Fire Chief, David Mathison.