Whether you are travelling through or a local, this place is fun to check out. You get a cool tour, learn a lot about our fire fighters. Great exhibits also.

I live in Missoula and have visited several times with relatives from out of town, school groups and Boy Scouts. Depending on who conducts the tour, you may hear variations of the same information. There is an interesting visitors' center, so while waiting for your tour, be sure to check it out. Smokejumpers most always conduct the tours. You will... More

Every watched the great old movie "Red Skies over Montana"? Men and women still jump out of airplanes to fight fires, and Missoula is a place where they are trained and stationed to fight fire. Learn about it at the visitor's center (check the hours). They don't have regular hours after Labor Day, but if you have a big enough... More

I'd driven by this place on the interstate several times over the years and was happy to finally make a point of visiting. It's not flashy or new but the exhibits they have do the job of explaining a very risky but necessary job. Going out to the airstrip and seeing planes they use was great. We actually got to... More