Community Risk Reduction is a process designed to prevent fire and hazardous conditions through education and enforcement of applicable county codes. Gore Hill provides the following services to the community.
It is the goal of Gore Hill Fire Rescue to ensure our residents, businesses, and visitors are safe. This is accomplished through public education and enforcement of applicable standards.
Open Burning—Open burning times within Cascade County are set by the DES office in collaboration with the Cascade County Fir Council. Rules and Regulations for open burning can be found at:
Fire Extinguishers are labeled with standard symbols identifying the types of fires they can fight. Using the wrong type of fire extinguisher can put yourself in danger or make the fire worse.
Fire Extinguishers are organized into five classes: A, B, C, D, & K
Class A Fires involve wood, cloth, paper, rubber, plastic, and ordinary combustibles.
Class B Fires involve flammable liquids, such as gasoline, oil lacquers, paint, and oil-based products.
Class C Fires involve energized electrical equipment such as wiring, fuse boxes, circuit breakers, data processing panels and appliances.
Class D fire extinguishers are commonly found in a chemical laboratory. They are for fires that involve combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, potassium, and sodium.
Class K fire extinguishers are intended for use on fires that involve vegetable oils, animal oils, or fats in cooking appliances. These extinguishers are generally found in commercial kitchens, such as those found in restaurants, cafeterias, and caterers. Class K extinguishers are now finding their way into the residential market for use in kitchens.
A Knox Box is a security box that grants the Fire Department access to your business or complex in an emergency without property damage.
A Knox Home Box allows first responders to enter a residence quickly if the resident is unable to open the door.
Gore Hill Fire Rescue strives to provide relevant, quality instruction to all employees. Our goal is to prepare our firefighters and EMTs to serve our community safely, effectively, and efficiently through evidence-based practice. We work closely with Montana State University’s Fire Service Training School to ensure congruence between standards and fireground operations.
The foundation for our training is based on “Training in Context” to the work and involves scenario-based evolutions geared toward addressing real-life incidents while incorporating new techniques and innovation in resolving emergency incidents.
Instruction is provided to the entire department with a focus on core competencies. Training is ongoing at both stations, where we maintain state-of-the-art training classrooms, live-burn building, a confined space prop, forcible entry prop, and vehicle extrication areas.
The department trains to fulfill our commitment to the community, “To care for and protect, the people, property, and environment” of the Gore Hill Community.
