History[]
The Gallatin Canyon Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1971. In 1979, two Gallatin Canyon Rural Fire Districts were formed to cover both Gallatin County and Madison County. Despite being separate governmental entities, they all operated as one agency. The agency started to operate the district's EMS services in 1993. In 1994, it was discovered that having two separate districts was improper and so it was corrected by consolidating the two districts into one. In 2009, Gallatin Canyon Consolidated Rural Fire District was renamed into the Big Sky Fire Department. 2011 brought some big changes for the department, staffing Station 1 with three full-time employees.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Station 1 (Headquarters) - 650 Rainbow Trout Run[]
Built 1986
- Command 1201 (Fire Chief) - 2018 Dodge Durango
- Command 1202 - 2017 Ford
- Command 1203 (Battalion Chief) - 2018 Ram
- Command 1204 - 2017 Ford
- Ambulance 1214 - 2021 Ford F-450 4x4 / 2006 Life Line / 2021 Osage remount Type I
- Engine 1242 - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT 6x6 / 2017 Firetrucks Unlimited refurb (1000/1800/CAFS) (SN#18603; 1530) (Ex-Engine 12-2)
- Engine 1243 - 2018 Pierce Velocity 7010 PUC 4x4 (1500/980/20F) (SN#31706) (To be sold late 2025 via Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus)
- Tender 1268 - 2002 Freightliner (1250/2500)
- Brush 1268 - 200? Dodge Ram Type 6 (150/250)
Station 2 - 9091 Lone Mountain Trail[]
Built 1997
- Ambulance 1211 (Reserve) - 1995 Ford / Life Line
- Engine 1241 (Reserve) - 1997 Pierce Saber (1250/750) (SN#EA560)
- Ladder 1252 - 2001 Pierce Dash 2000 / 2025 BMFA refurb (2000/400/85' rear-mount platform) (SN#11834) (Ex-Ladder 1257, ex-Ladder 12)
- Tender 1269 - 1997 Pierce (500/1800)
- Brush 1269 - 2014 Ram 4x4 Type 6 (150/250)
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- Tender 1231 - 1997 International 4900 / Pierce elliptical (1250/2000) (SN#F3653) (Ex-Tender 12-1)
- Tender 1232 - 2013 Freightliner 6x6 / US Tanker / 2025 BMFA refurb (750/3000)
- Engine 1244 - 2022 International HV507 SFA 4x4 / BME Model 34 Type 3 (500/500)
- Ladder 1253 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer PUC (1500/500/107' Ascendant rear-mount) (SN#30994) (Ex-Bellmawr Fire Department)
- Brush 1262 - 202? Ram 5500 4x4 Type 6
- 2019 ambulance
- 2014 International WorkStar 7500 6x6 / Rosenbauer Timberwolf pumper/tanker (1000 RM/2000)
- 2009 Ford F-450 4x4 / MedTec Type I ambulance (SN#M8442)
- 2003 Dodge Ram 4x4 Type 6 brush
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2024 Ram 5500 4x4 / 2012 MedTec / 2024 Osage remount Type I ambulance (Ex-Ambulance 1215) (Involved in a MVC April 2025)
- 2012 Ford F-450 4x4 / MedTec M150 Type I ambulance (SN#25231) (Ex-Ambulance 1215, ex-Ambulance 12-3) (Box remounted on a 2024 Ram 5500 4x4 chassis by Osage)
- 2006 Ford F-450 4x4 / Life Line Type I ambulance (Box remounted on a 2021 Ford F-450 4x4 chassis by Osage)
- 1973 Ford C / Pierce pumper (Donated to Pendroy Fire & Rescue)