#sundog this morning. Drive safe and stay warm #billings
Miss the sundogs I use to see in North Dakota Thanks for sharing
Alaska has cool sundogs too.
Old firefighters just have coffee and whiskey......
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This is what we are fighting for. Fire Chief Rash and his staff have been tirelessly working to bring this to the voters. We do not have enough firefighters in this city and the Heights will suffer. These are not opinions, there is hard data provided by an independent study that city council commissioned.
It is time to make sure your family is protected.
Contacting your council member, either incumbent or newly elected, would help tremendously. Also sharing our page and this post with family and friends goes a long way!
Gazette opinion: Heights' stake in Billings public safety debate
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Separated from the rest of the city by Rimrocks, Billings Heights has the most to gain — or lose — as the Billings City Council struggles to decide how toLives are important and we as the first responders need more amazing people to help us help others!!!
I will call them. Not sure why it's so hard for them. The heights is growing at a fast pace and we need another fire station and more police.
Kendra Conover Eaton
Coming from a town barely double the size of Billings (Spokane, WA), it’s appalling to me how large of an area each station covers. There are 16 stations in the City of Spokane, 10 in Spokane Valley, and in the outlying areas are multiple county departments with several stations staffed with full-time, part-time and volunteer firefighters. In the 14 years I lived there, I can only recall a handful of times the system was overloaded and there was a shortage of units available to cover emergency calls; yet it’s an issue that I’ve seen Billings continuously face. At the rate of which the population of Billings is growing, this matter needs far more attention than I’ve seen it get. I hope the city recognizes this as an issue of public safety quickly, for the welfare of both the citizens and its first responders!
I'm onboard for more fire fighters, I think it will be great if either we can get another station or make station 6 bigger in order to handle more trucks. I wish that it included funds for meals while at the station. It's my current understanding that our fire department personnel have to provide their own meals. I wouldn't mind seeing more police officers either. My only problem with the police is everytime I drive somewhere I see them parked door to door, on their phones, or looking at their computers.
We do need more plain and simple
I will become a "fireman" if you take care of the training and housing. I will live in the heights! 🤔
I am behind you 100%!! BFD is the Best💕
Is there a record of response time publicly available for all the locations in Billings? I am just curious.
Retired from BFD in ‘09 from STATION 6,,needed another station then!
First parks and rec. now public safety is in question. Citizens should be concerned , extremely concerned
Consider it done!! I'll call for sure... Fire fighters and police are needed all over Billings.
Resident's safe should be top priority.
Pacific Recycling fire in Lockwood damage likely more than $1M
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A fire at the Pacific Steel and Recycling facility in Lockwood on Monday afternoon torched a building and specialized equipment, likely causing more than $1 million in damage.So grateful all firefighters were safe♥️
Wasn't this their newest plant?
So happy for the help of so many Fire Depts., that helped put the fire out and that all the Firefighters are safe.
We just had a fire up at the Pacific recycling plant in Kalispell recently, hope were not seeing a trend🤔🤔
Our crews also on scene, mutual aid with Lockwood Fire Fighters IAFF L3658
Bryce Saunders
Kurt Young
I was passed by laurel FD on the way for the assist as well. Good to see these 3 departments working together and hope everything works out without injuries.
Our Lockwood Brothers and Sisters across the river with a job that could turn complicated. Stay safe.Lockwood Local 3658 with a fire at the Pacific Recycling plant.
Riley Neil McCauley
Cody Buchanan
Hope they had their pre plan up to date. Stay safe!
Hope everyone is safe and ok 🙏
You all stay safe.
Prayers 🙏
Andrea Bieber
Tiffany Oedekoven
Thank you for all you do! Prayers!
Oh no! I hope You guys stay safe! Thinking of you!
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Since 1937, Billings Fire Fighters have been protecting the citizens in the Yellowstone Valley from Fires, Medical Emergencies and other unforeseen Hazards. Additionally we represent over 100 uniformed firefighters that work for the City of Billings.