district facts

The Bigfork Fire District (shown in Red) covers approximately 75 square miles in both Flathead and Lake Counties.  The Fire Department provides all primary responses to structure and wildland fires, traffic accidents, rescues, hazardous material spills, and other public safety events with this area.

The Bigfork Emergency Medical Services (EMS) District (shown in blue) covers approximately 186 square miles and completely overlaps the fire district.  Bigfork Fire provides Advanced and Basic Life Support services within this area with two ambulances. Medical patients are transported to Logan Health Hospital in Kalispell.

​Bigfork Fire Department has made substantial improvements to receive a ISO PPC 4/10 classification for the fire district, which will be effective on 4/1/2016. Prior to this time, the Class 4 only applied to those areas within 1000 feet of a fire hydrant.  With this new survey, the department has gone through the process to extend this coverage to five road miles from all three stations by using a tender shuttle operation. This is a substantial change for those that are not near either the Bigfork or Woodsbay water systems. These properties were originally a Class 9 and now will be Class 4.  Class 10 applies to all areas outside of five road miles and that has not changed from the prior rating.