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Missoula Board proclaims National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wildfire Smoke Ready Week
Summary
At the June 4 meeting, the Missoula Board of County Commissioners proclaimed June 6, 2026, National Gun Violence Awareness Day and declared June 2026 as Wildfire Smoke Ready Week, highlighting local public-health resources and outreach.
The Missoula Board of County Commissioners used its June 4 meeting to issue two proclamations.
One proclamation, read by staff, recognized June 6, 2026 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day, citing national and Montana statistics on firearm deaths and youth suicide and noting county and city efforts such as free gun-lock distribution and suicide-prevention training. The proclamation referenced the 20th birthday of Hadiya Pendleton in commemoration and named Mayor Andrea Davis and the county commissioners in the signing text.
A second proclamation declared June 2026 as Wildfire Smoke Ready Week. The board cited health risks associated with smoke exposure, the National Interagency Fire Center's 2026 outlook and the Climate Ready Missoula plan, and urged public messaging and outreach. Abby Huiseth of Climate Smart Missoula described the local Wildfire Smoke Ready Week schedule and a June 9 event at the Missoula Public Library that will be simulcast with Kalispell, and pointed people to montanawildfiresmoke.org for more information.
Both proclamations were informational; no formal action was required to implement the outreach activities referenced in the statements.
