Being prepared doesn’t need to be hard! 1. Will you receive direct notifications from emergency officials? Often once of the more challenging pieces of a large emergency if providing accurate information quickly to those who need it. The…
Continue reading……
60 years since the 1959 M7.3 Hebgen Lake earthquake: its history and effects on the Yellowstone region Release Date: AUGUST 5, 2019 Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution…
Continue reading……
Utilizing sandbags for flooding events can be a very effective tool in preventing damage to property. However, like any flood fighting tool they need to be implemented before you are affected by flooding. 1 To properly utilize sandbags,…
Continue reading……
Each year I send one message to everyone who has registered the Community Notification System to share changes, pass on lessons learned and provide some answers to frequently asked questions. Additionally, I ask that if you had a change like…
Continue reading……
In the Emergency Management world mitigation activities are sometimes the most challenging projects to justify funding requests for when officials compare those to the multitude of immediate need requests. When we talk about mitigation, emergency managers are looking for projects…
Continue reading……
Every year the American Alpine Club honors multi-dimensional and impactful climbers who have made meaningful and lasting contributions to the mountains and their vibrant communities be it through culture and community, environmental responsibility and stewardship or the arts and sciences, by…
Continue reading……
Until April cellular service in Bridger Canyon was spotty at best, but that all changed recently. At the end of the ski season a cellular site was turned on at Bridger Bowl providing service for both Verizon and T-Mobile customers. …
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
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…
Continue reading……
Emergency Management recently finished the 5 year revision cycle of our Emergency Management Plan. Â 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…
Continue reading……