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Kalispell fire department had 12 calls, including several traffic accidents. One on Whitefish Stage Road and Reserve Drive caused someone to go to the hospital Thursday afternoon; Evergreen fire department also responded. Another patient was taken by ambulance from a crash on U.S. 2 on Hart Hill at 4 a.m. Friday. Smith Valley fire department also responded. Officials were finally able to catch a dog that was also injured in the crash. Those two departments also went to a gas leak reported at a home on Western Drive that sent one person to the hospital. Kalispell and West Valley fire department went to a crash on West Springcreek, where an injured woman needed medical attention. The third crash was on U.S. 2 East on Friday morning.
Bigfork ambulance went to Electric Avenue at 1 a.m. Friday, when a stair collapsed and a man suffered a possibly broken leg and other injuries.
Evergreen fire department went to a smoke report at Shady Lane Trailer Park. There was no fire.