Missoula Fire Department

Crews responded to the scene on reports that the person had jumped from the bridge – a distance of roughly 40 feet.

After years of studying the right location for a new fire station, the Missoula Fire Department has settled on property on Third Street with a sales price of $2.3 million.

City officials on Monday praised the Missoula Fire Department for keeping an Independence Day house fire in the South Hills contained to a single structure and expressed condolences to the property owner.

The Missoula Fire Department is asking City Council to fund a number of top-tier needs including an assistant chief and a cost-of-living increase for the Mobile Support Team, among others.

The City of Missoula on Wednesday confirmed six new police officers and 12 new firefighters, the latter part of an effort to staff up a new fire station.

Thanks to a recent amendment passed by the Missoula City Council, fire fighters who live outside of the city will be eligible to be on the city’s fire team.

The change will bring the department in line with similar policies adopted by the Missoula Police Department.

The Missoula police and fire departments on Wednesday kicked off the city's official budgeting season, seeking funds to cover inflationary costs and to fill their anticipated needs over the new fiscal year.

Chief Lonnie Rash will replace Gordy Hughes, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

Based upon call volume, response times and industry standards, the Missoula Fire Department has proposed placing a new fire station in the mid-Reserve Street area on the western edge of the city.