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Missoula fire chief: levy-funded hires, new engine company and Station 6 to cut response times
Summary
Fire Chief Lonnie Rasch told City Club Missoula that the 2024 fire levy funded 20 new firefighters and a sixth engine company; a station siting study recommends Station 6 between Russell and Reserve to improve 4‑minute coverage, and the department is implementing ImageTrend and expanding mobile behavioral‑health response.
Missoula Fire Chief Lonnie Rasch told a City Club Missoula forum that the 2024 fire levy enabled the department to hire 20 new firefighters and place a sixth engine company into service to improve coverage while a new fire station is planned.
Rasch said the sixth engine company was placed in service from Station 4 as a temporary measure until a Station 6 can be built. He cited a 2024 station‑siting study that recommends placing the new station on 3rd between Russell and Reserve (study…
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