Emergency Disaster Training for Elected and Appointed Officials

K.C. Williams, Director of Emergency Management for the City of Billings and Yellowstone County, is offering a FEMA G402 disaster training class to all City Council and City Leadership on Wednesday, October 18th, from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM in the County Comm...

New Billings Fire Department drone taking public safety to new heights

All eyes were on the sky as members of the Billings police and fire departments trained on the Matrice 300, a state-of-the-art drone designed with public safety in mind. 

“It’s a force multiplier for us. We are sometimes resource-limited at big in...

2022 BFD Annual Report

The Billings Fire Department is proud to present their performance of 2022. You are invited to browse the outcomes of the hard work of the men and women of the department.

CPSM Operational and Administrative Analysis

From the Executive Summary:

The Center for Public Safety Management, LLC (CPSM) was retained by the City of Billings to conduct an Operational and Administrative Analysis for its fire department, including a detailed review of department operations, its in...

City of Billings awarded $1,000,000 Small Community Air Service Development Program Grant

The City of Billings, in partnership with the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID), the Billings Chamber of Commerce, and Big Sky Economic Development has been awarded a $1,000,000 Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASD) grant by t...

WATCH: Parks, Recreation, and Trails bond town hall

Community invited to ask questions about parks bond during upcoming information sessions

Billings residents are invited to attend parks bond information sessions during the first week of October at park locations with projects included in the bond. 

City staff will be on hand to answer questions and share information at the following ...

MET Transit unveils new schedule and bus routes, offering more convenience to riders

After 50 years of service it’s time for change, come check out the new MET Transit! 

The team at MET Transit is excited to announce its new route system and schedule that offers more frequent and timely stops. 

The new routes and...

FAA installs weather cameras at Billings Logan International Airport

Weather cameras installed at Billings Logan International Airport by the Federal Aviation Administration are now live and available for the public to view. 

They can be viewed by clicking here. 

The cameras offer northeast, southeast, sout...

City Administrator Weekly Report

Billings Public Library Celebrates Library Card Sign-Up Month

Billings Public Library is excited to announce that September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a nationwide initiative to spotlight the benefits that library cards bring directly to community members. In celebration, we're rolling out special incentives exc...

Parks Bond 2023 FAQs and information

Billings MET prepare for new designated bus stop sytem

City of Billings puts Families First by Starting the Planning Process for a Family Justice Center

The Billings YWCA welcomes Casey Gwinn and the team from the Family Justice Center Alliance, a program of Alliance for HOPE International, on September 19 and 20 for a Family Justice Center Strategic Planning Event.

Casey Gwinn is the President of Alliance...

Billings PD's Sgt. Stovall awarded Hometown Hero Award

Sergeant Jeff Stovall of the Billings Police Department was honored by our local Scheels store and American Heroes Outdoors last week.  

Scheels nominated Sgt. Stovall for the Hometown Hero Award. 

This award is presented across the nation...

Information Regarding the Settlement of the Franchise Fee Case

The District Court has granted preliminary approval of a settlement of the franchise fee case, Houser v. The City of Billings, DV-2018-0778. 

If you were a customer of the City’s water, wastewater, and/or solid waste disposal services be...

Billings PD moves from Twitter to Facebook for informational incident posts

Due to recent changes on Twitter, the Billings Police Department will stop posting incident information on its Twitter account, and instead, use Facebook. 

For several years the Billings Police Department utilized Twitter as a way to put out real-...