Emergency Notifications are critical for everyone, but most people don’t think about them until an incident is directly affecting them! Gallatin County utilizes multiple types and approaches to emergency notifications to give the best penetration into our communities and their…

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Emergency Notifications
Get Registered Today! Sending emergency notifications is a complex topic for emergency officials, and not a topic we take lightly. Below we’ll talk about some of the available tools, the benefits and challenges of each, and what you can do…
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 that discussion and get lined up for an assessment. Gallatin County has several programs available in several locations around Gallatin…
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 in some cases charging significant premium increases. Several large carriers have recently made national news by withdrawing coverage from large…
SPRING FLOODING – IT’S ALMOST THAT TIME
As Gallatin County moves closer to spring, the risk of spring flooding increases. While we can not predict if Gallatin County will see any spring flooding in 2022, we know that now is the time to prepare your property in…
Spring Flooding – It’s Almost That Time
As Gallatin County moves closer to spring, the risk of spring flooding increases. While we can not predict if Gallatin County will see any flooding in 2021, we know that now is the time to prepare your property in order…
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…





