U-Haul Provides 30 Days of Free Self-Storage to Western Montana Wildfire Victims
HELENA, Mont. (Sept. 7, 2017) — U-Haul Company of Montana is offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents in western Montana who have been or will be impacted by the recent outbreak of wildfires.
“There is smoke weighing down the air and people have been advised to stay indoors,” U-Haul Company of Montana president Terry Schaub said. “Other residents have been displaced. We want to do our part and make sure these families have a safe place to store their belongings.”
The Rice Ridge Fire has burned more than 118,500 acres. According to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, more than 1 million acres have been burned in 2017.
People seeking self-storage assistance should contact the nearest participating U-Haul facility:
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Helena
990 E. Lyndale Ave.
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 443-7750
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Evergreen
1150 U.S. Hwy. 2 E.
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-2218
U-Haul is the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage with more than 21,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.
The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is modernizing the moving industry by offering self-service and live verify technology to enhance customer and community safety. This technology allows for the self-pick-up and self-return of U-Haul trucks to be done entirely by smartphone at any hour – day or night. Membership is free once customers create an account on uhaul.com.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 150,000 trucks, 112,000 trailers and 40,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 581,000 rooms and more than 51 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com