September 2016 – Gallatin County Emergency Management

New Additions to Wireless Emergency Alerts

Phone Emergency Alerts Will Begin Including Links, Phone Numbers Since their launch in 2012, cellphone emergency alerts have become a frequent tool for public safety officials to alert people to missing children, warn them of impending weather calamities or notify…

Image of broken roadway from the Hebgen Lake Earthquake

2016 Great Montana Shakeout

October 19th is your opportunity to practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On with the rest of Montana! Montana is a very seismically active state with 7-10 earthquakes occurring every day. We haven’t seen a local earthquake cause significant damage in…

10 Years After Derby

It’s been 10 years since the Derby Fire ran across much of Stillwater County, leaving more than 200,000 acres and 26 homes in ashes after 23 days of smoke and flames. The landscape has dramatically changed, but so has the mindset…