Posts by Emergency Management

Winter is Wildfire Mitigation Prep Time!

Winter is Wildfire Mitigation Prep Time!

Want to learn about options for conducting wildfire mitigation work on your property?  Now is a great time to have...

Wildfire Battalion Chief Position

Wildfire Battalion Chief Position

What We’re Hiring For We are looking for someone to fill our Wildfire Battalion Chief position that can manage our...

Wildfire Mitigation Opportunities

Wildfire Mitigation Opportunities

Gallatin County has funding for supporting implementation of wildfire mitigation projects in several areas of the Gallatin Valley.  If you...

Spring Runoff Season

Spring Runoff Season

May and June in Gallatin County are the months that we frequently see our peak runoff due to snowmelt and...

2024 Open Burning is Open

2024 Open Burning is Open

Open burning in Gallatin County is open as of March 1, 2024.

We’re Hiring for a Wildfire Mitigation Crew

We’re Hiring for a Wildfire Mitigation Crew

Gallatin County is starting a Wildfire Mitigation Crew in 2024! Program Objectives Reduce wildfire risk on private properties through performing...

Open Burning Closed

Open Burning Closed

County regulated Open Burning is closed as of December 1, 2024.  It will reopen on March 1, 2024. While County...

Final Wildfire Mitigation & Management Report to Congress

Final Wildfire Mitigation & Management Report to Congress

In response, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created the federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission in 2021 and charged...

Post cards are out!

Post cards are out!

Gallatin County Emergency Management’s fall Wildfire Mitigation post cards are hitting the mail soon.  Fall is a great time to...

Insurance Underwriting Challenges due to Wildfire

Insurance Underwriting Challenges due to Wildfire

Many communities across the Western United States are seeing insurance carriers decided not to issue new polices or renewals, or...

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