Annually officials from around Gallatin County review and update about 20% of our Emergency Management Plan. Then every 5 years our elected officials formally adopt a new plan, with the most recent adoption being in 2016. This year we reviewed…
Year: 2017
Now Offering – Incident Zones
Gallatin County has a new tool in our emergency alerting toolbox. We now have the ability to create Incident Zones which are persistent alerting areas. This means we define an alerting area and any new person who enters that area…
Montana Opts in to FirstNet
On August 7th Governor Bullock opted Montana into the FirstNet program making Montana the 12th state to opt in. Â Under contract with FirstNet for the next 25 years AT&T will be responsible for operating a public safety network across the…
Are Drones Really an Issue at Fires?
We’ve seen a lot in recent years about Drones affecting the suppression of wildfires. Â I suspect many people have a hard time visualizing why that is. Â The following article from KRQE News does a good job explaining. Video released shows…
Early Warning System Checkup
Each year we go up and visually inspect the Middle Creek Early Warning System to make sure it all looks good. Â Wednesday was the day and after some hiking and sweating everything looked good. Â The gauge stations were in good…
Mitigation Plan Updates
We’re Updating! Gallatin County is updating our Hazard Mitigation Plan and incorporating our Community Wildfire Protection Plan into it. Â You are probably wondering why you care, or how it may affect you. Â Many people don’t realize the purpose or benefits…
County Selects RESPEC to Update Plans
Gallatin County has selected RESPEC to both update the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and incorporate an updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan into the Mitigation Plan. Â RESPEC’s personnel out of their Bozeman office will start this process on July 1, 2017…
Would You Be Notified?
Most people in today’s world are in a constantly connected state. In the emergency management world this makes spreading important information very quick. However the flip side is ensuring that our community is getting factual information from the official source…
Spring Flood Season Approaching
Residents in Gallatin County are encouraged to prepare their property for spring flooding. Southwest Montana is rapidly approaching spring runoff and once this occurs the possibility of flooding at any point will be present. Officials recommend property owners prepare for…
Dam Safety in Gallatin County
With the events unfolding at the Oroville Dam in California, we thought it would be a good time to talk about dam safety here. Â First, you should be aware that dam failures rarely occur (especially with regulated dams). Â With…