Public Education

The Whitefish Fire Department’s public education is just as diverse as our all hazard emergency response.

Fire Prevention Week

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During Fire Prevention Week, our crews interact with many of the schools in our response area. 




We hold an annual Open House and invite many of our partner agencies including:

Flathead County’s 911 emergency dispatch center                              ALERT Medical Helicopter

Flathead County Law Enforcement                                                       Two Bear Rescue Helicopter

Fire Safe Flathead                                                                                      Flathead Search and Rescue

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Car Seat Installations

A number of our Firefighters are certified to install and teach you how to install Child Car Seats. Please call us to schedule an appointment for this service.   

We offer the following within our response area:

  • Residential Home Fire Safety Inspections
  • Fire Extinguisher Training
  • Community wildland fire review

To schedule one of these please contact Maria at malbertson@cityofwhitefish.gov.