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FRENCHTOWN- Five Boy Scouts who's calm thinking helped save the lives of three hunters overcome with carbon monoxide poisoning in a remote corner of Southwest Montana are being honored for their life-saving efforts.

Brett Butler, Carl Saunders, and Randy Cook were overcome by the fumes while they were hunting with their sons in the Medicine Lodge country in November 2010. A heater in the men's tent malfunctioned, filling the shelter with toxic fumes overnight.

The five Scouts were credited with not only helping the unconscious men, but driving out of the remote area to get help.

Saunders and Cook were in especially poor condition and had to be flown to Salt Lake City for treatment. But they recovered in about a week as the community rallied around the families to help with their expenses.

The Montana Council of the Boy Scouts of America are honoring the boys for their valor, presenting them with the BSA Lifesaver Award during a ceremony in Frenchtown this weekend.

Three of the Scouts are from Frenchtown, and two from Missoula, representing Frenchtown Troop 1908 and Varsity Teams 6908 and 6980.

Montana Council CEO Gordon Rubard says the Lifesaver Award is "very rare" and is given only after a very extensive review of the circumstances of an incident. In this case he says scouts did a "remarkable thing" and their calm thinking and use of their Scout training was "impressive."

The presentation will happen during half-time of the Frenchtown High School basketball game Saturday.