On June 28, 2024, at 5:53 pm, West Yellowstone Police Department Dispatch received a 911 call from a group on a guided horseback trail ride after one of their riders had suffered a fall. The injured rider fell from their horse, hit their head, and was dragged by the horse for a short distance. The…

For immediate release: June 21, 2024  Media contact: Patrick Lonergan, Gallatin County Chief of Emergency Management & Fire 406-548-0111 patrick@readygallatin.com    Gallatin County Receives Additional Funding to Support Wildfire Mitigation Efforts  Gallatin County has funding available to help residents in the Gallatin County Wildland Urban Interface reduce the risk of wildfire impacting their property.   Wildfire…

For immediate release: June 20, 2024 Media contact:  Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 (cell) whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov National Opioid Settlement Funds Available in Gallatin County Montana has formed the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust (MOAT) to receive national opioid settlement funds. The MOAT funds are to be dedicated to reducing the harm caused by opioid misuse…

For immediate release: June 19, 2024 Media Contact: Paige Tolleson, Project Support Staff of the Gallatin Local Water Quality District 406-582-3167 Paige.tolleson@gallatin.mt.gov Public Invited to Belgrade Well Testing Clinic The public is invited to a free informational well testing workshop on Wednesday, June 26 at the River Rock Community Center. The Gallatin Local Water Quality…

  On June 15, 2024, at 12:58am, Gallatin County 911 Dispatch was notified of a pair of mountain bikers suffering from heat exhaustion and were lost in the area of Brackett Creek Rd. Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and GCSSAR volunteers deployed a hasty team from the Valley Section in a side-by-side ATV up Brackett…

  On June 16, 2024, at 11:23 am, Gallatin County 911 Dispatch received a call from a pair of skiers who had been injured while skiing “The Great One” couloir southeast of Sacagawea Peak. Due to one skier having an injured shoulder, and the other sustaining a compound fracture on one arm, the skiers were…

On 6/6/2024, at 7:25 pm, Gallatin County Dispatch received notification of a disoriented and exhausted hiker who was discovered by a good Samaritan near Mystic Lake Cabin.  The disoriented hiker was unable to hike out on her own due to exhaustion and falling darkness and did not have adequate supplies to spend the night.  The…

  On June 5, 2024, at 3:55 pm, Gallatin County Search and Rescue was requested to assist a subject having a medical condition while on a horseback ride originating at a local ranch in the West Yellowstone area. The patient had history of a heart condition causing unhealthy heartbeats. During the trail-ride, a couple miles…

On June 5th, 2024, at 8:36PM Gallatin County 911 Dispatch received a call from a group of rafters who had flipped their raft just south of “House Rock” on the Gallatin River, downstream from the Lava Lake trailhead on Highway 191. After the capsize, two of the party had made their way to the eastern…

On June 4, 2024, Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue was called to the Lava Lake Trailhead for three missing children. The children reportedly went missing off the Lava Lake Trail during a family hike. Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue began mobilizing resources including the Valley Section, Big Sky Section, Drones Team, Dogs Team,…