Fire Department

Thanks for Visiting the Missoula Fire Department!

About our Chief

The Missoula Fire Department welcomes Chief Lonnie Rash as our new Fire Chief. 

A proud Montana native, Chief Rash was raised in Bozeman and is excited to return to his home state to serve the Missoula community.

Chief Rash joins us from Spokane County Fire District 8 in the City of Spokane Valley, where he has served as Fire Chief since 2020. He brings more than 25 years of fire service experience, including the past decade in key leadership roles.

During his tenure in Spokane, Chief Rash oversaw a range of critical initiatives, including the development of a new $6.3 million fire station and the renovation of an existing station. His broad leadership experience includes emergency operations, labor relations and negotiations, capital funding and infrastructure development, financial and capital replacement planning, strategic planning, and human resources management.

  

Mission Statement

Save lives, protect property, ease pain and suffering.

  1. 1 Firefighter Andrew Pace (Credit: Ben Allan Smith)
  2. 2 Four Missoula firefighters battle fire from roof of a single family home. Credit Unknown
  3. 3 Missoula Fire Engine at the Oval on U of M Campus
  4. 4 Historic ladder truck rescue - black and white
  5. 5 MFD personnel and equipment pose for photo after live burn training.
  6. 6 MFD jet ski and boat work to retrieve a vehicle from the river.

Current Fire Danger & Restrictions

Please see the following message on behalf of Assistant Fire Chief Philip Keating:

The collaborative efforts of the Missoula County Fire Protection Association (MCFPA) utilizing fuel type moisture and current response capabilities within the area assist in determining the levels of Fire Danger. Most fires are human caused and can be prevented.

Please visit www.mtfireinfo.org or www.mcfpa.org

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Chief Lonnie Rash

Chief Rash

Contact Us

625 E. Pine Street
Missoula, MT 59802

Phone: 406-552-6210
Fax: 406-552-6184
Emergency: 911

Hours

Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.