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Bozeman fire chief reports rising call volume, accreditation and staffing gains
Summary
Fire Chief Josh Waldo told the commission the department added 12 firefighters through a FEMA SAFER grant, gained accreditation in 2025, and is seeing increased call volume (EMS accounts for 46% of calls) with response‑time metrics noted for follow‑up.
Fire Chief Josh Waldo presented the Bozeman Fire Department’s 2025 annual report to the City Commission on April 7, describing staffing increases, accreditation milestones and growing call volumes.
Waldo said the department added 12 new personnel funded in part by a FEMA SAFER grant, and the department completed accreditation work in 2025. He noted that emergency medical service calls dominate the workload (about 46 percent) and that the department saw an upward trend in call volume…
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