Emergency Management recently finished the 5 year revision cycle of our Emergency Management Plan. In Montana, and most places, emergency management is responsible for developing a plan that identifies roles and responsibilities along with the overall system that governs your…
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…
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…
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…
Gallatin County utilizes the two step process outlined below in situations where an incident is affecting people. Warning When ever possible we will provide a warning to those who might be affected by the ongoing incident. This is typically…
So many of us intend to sit down with our family, or assume everyone is already knows, to talk about what we will do if some sort of disaster affects us; but we unfortunately never actually do it! Spending…
Sunday, November 1st is the end of Daylight Savings Time here in Montana. When you set your clocks back an hour, it’s a great time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors! Smoke detectors are the best way…
Join us at 10:21 am today in practicing “Drop, Cover, Hold on.” Today is the Great Montana Shakeout, a nation wide earthquake exercise. Practicing this simple action in preparation for an earthquake can make all the difference. Follow along…
At 10:21 a.m. on October 21, 2015, Montanans will simultaneously “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in what has become the world’s largest earthquake drill. Joining millions of others across the United States and around the world, Montanans will practice…
Drones are fun, but potentially deadly in the wrong place Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), generally called drones, are gaining in popularity. Although drones are fun to fly, they can be deadly if flown near wildfires. Drones can interfere with wildland…
