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Libby Volunteer Fire Department 119 East 6th Street
P.O. Box 796
Libby, Mt 59923
406-293-9217
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Our Locations

  • Station 1: 119 East 6th Street
  • Station 2: 180 River Run Lane N Hwy 37
  • Station 3: 38137 US Hwy 2 S
  • Station 4: 94 Bobtail Road

Contact Us

  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 796
  • Phone: 406-293-9217
  • Fax: 406-293-3219
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Each year, the Libby Volunteer Fire Department uses key performance indicators to measure and track the success of the department. This analysis acts as a guideline vital to establishing strategies to improve response protocols and achieve intended goals and objectives.

Report Activities for 2023

The annual activity report for 2023 reflects the efforts of the department’s dedicated firefighters in providing incident response and emergency services; public education and awareness; and fire prevention and community outreach.

  • The Libby Volunteer Fire Department responded to 103 calls for service with an average of 16 members responding to each emergency.
  • The average turnout time - the time from when the station and personnel were dispatched to the time when the units were en route - was 5 minutes 48 seconds.
  • The reported average response time from the initial call until the arrival of all apparatus to the scene was an impressive 12 minutes 15 seconds with an average of 43 minutes 21 seconds spent on the scene from arrival to clearance.
  • The average response time indicated according to districts was as follows: the City of Libby had a response time of 7 minutes while the Rural Fire District recorded a time of 11 minutes. Finally, the average response time for the area serviced out-of-district was 23 minutes.
  • Collectively, the fire personnel successfully completed 2,423 hours of classroom and skills training throughout the year.
  • The Libby Volunteer Fire Department spent a total of 644 hours on incidents in the City of Libby and the surrounding communities. This figure represents the accumulated total of time spent from the first recordable awareness of an emergency until the time the response apparatus cleared the scene.
LVFD Incident and Activities History
Year City County Out of District Total Calls
1992n/an/an/a128
1993n/an/an/a131
1994n/an/an/a128
1995n/an/an/a127
1996n/an/an/a165
1997n/an/an/a155
1998466219137
1999397616153
2000344010100
2001434413111
2002514811119
200334412196
2004414811100
2005415914114
2006485423125
2007828441207
2008516220133
2009455514114
201035411793
201132321175
201232382494
2013424518105
2014414623110
2015265724107
201627502299
2017305729116
201832520993
2019553910104
2020516210123
2021307423127
2022386218118
2023374521103