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LIKE MANY MONTANANS, Chris Bruha loves the outdoors
and is a bonafide adrenaline junkie. His motto is, and always
has been, "moderation in everything, except for excess."
Whether he is elk hunting in Paradise Valley, playing 18
holes at the Livingston Golf Course, hiking Pine Creek or
floating the Yellowstone River, it seems this guy never sits
down!
Meeting Chris, he just seems like a normal, all-
around good guy. But what you quickly learn is
that he is a survivor and one hell of an inspi-
ration, always with a smile on his face and
ever ready to help a friend in need. Not
defined by his life-changing accident, he nevertheless has a
story to tell. Sometimes his story brings folks to tears, though
not because it's sad. Rather, it tends to make those who hear
it want to be a better, stronger person.
Chris was raised in Montana, which helps explain his love for
the outdoors. But his love for helping people is what led him to
become a firefighter and first responder. In his own words, "it
was literally an accident how I decided to come to become
a firefighter/EMT." He witnessed a horrific accident
where a motorcyclist collided head-on with a car. Chris
stopped to help the motorcyclist before emergency
responders arrived.
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