Billings Fire Department

Arson is suspected in a house fire on Billings South Side. Q2 reports Firefighters extinguished the blaze that burned the exterior of 133 Adams St on Tuesday night. Billings Fire sent four engines to the scene. Both the BFD and Billings Police Departments are investigating...

Montana authorities say one person has been found dead after a fire at a single-story apartment building near downtown Billings. The victim was not immediately identified. The Billings Fire Department says the fire broke out shortly before midnight Saturday in one of the apartment building’s six units. The...

The Gazette reports an attempted kitten rescue went awry Wednesday night on the Rims below Swords Park when a young woman found herself stuck after she made her way down the rocky terrain trying to rescue the stranded animal. A friend with her called 911, and Billings firefighters responded shortly after 10 p...

A man was hospitalized after being hit by a car while crossing Sixth Avenue in downtown Billings Tuesday morning. Billings police Sgt. Harley Cagle said the man appeared to be jaywalking on Sixth between Broadway and 29th Street when a car struck him...

A South Billings garage wasn’t under attack on Tuesday, but it may have sounded like it. Flames broke out in the garage at 41 Monroe Street after a battery ignited gasoline fumes on the floor, according to the Billings Fire Department...

The Gazette reports that Billings Heights will require construction of a second fire station as soon as 2021, and the Billings City Council will have to decide during the coming months what level of fire and emergency medical service it expects...

If you smelled gas in Billings on Saturday, you’re not alone. The Billings Fire Department responded to a number of gas-related calls around town. Phillips 66 released a statement, saying they confirm there was a “minor unit upset” that is not dangerous to health and there is no danger to the community...

A fire destroyed a three-story building on 56th Street West Monday morning.  The building was not occupied when the fire started and the cause remains under investigation.  The fire was reported at about 3:20 a.m. Multiple explosions occurred after the fire started, likely from propane tanks or welding equipment inside the building, according to Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder...

It's that time once again. Time to dig into your pockets, fill the boot and help out a great cause...all in the middle of an intersection. Members of the Billings Firefighters, International Association of Fire Fighters L0521, together with the Muscular Dystrophy Association will fan out across Billings with boots in hand for the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign... Read Mor

Transwestern Building No. 3 was evacuated Thursday morning, April 14,  due to a report of suspicious powder. According to Battalion Chief David Gilbert, the fourth floor of the Transwestern Building, 550 N. 31st St., Billings was evacuated after employees reported finding white powder in an envelope...