INFORMATION LINE: Residents with non-emergent questions following Wednesday’s storm can call 406-258-INFO (4636). Residents should continue to call 9-1-1 in an emergency.
Updates are also available at missoula.co/storm. Please visit that page for the most recent information.
Here is some important information from the City and the County:
- With many people without power and power lines still down, please check on your neighbors to make sure they’re OK, especially if they’re elderly. 9-1-1 is busy taking many calls, and if you’re able to help your neighbors, this can relieve the pressure off our emergency communications and dispatchers.
- County and city officials are receiving reports of downed powerlines in area streams and rivers that could be energizing the water. Residents should absolutely not recreate in or around the water until further notice.
- The Red Cross is staffing the Elections Center, 140 N. Russell St., for residents who need to charge essential personal devices. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. to provide electricity, air conditioning, a shower (bring towels) for people who otherwise don’t have these services. No medical services will be available.
- Please conserve water. With power still out in many areas, the City and County are still using back-up generators to move water around.
- Many traffic signals in the Missoula area are still not functioning. Remember: treat these intersections as four-way stops, slow down, be patient and watch for emergency traffic. If you don’t have to drive today, don’t!
- Power is still out for much of the area; the utilities that service the area are working to restore it. Do not touch downed power lines.
- County and City Public Works departments are working to clear debris from public streets/roads and other public rights-of-way. Do not call 9-1-1 to report trees blocking the right-of-way.
- County and City staff are working to set up locations for residents to drop off debris from their properties. We will provide more information when available.
- DEBRIS DROP-OFF: The following sites are now available for residents to drop-off debris from the storm at no cost. They will be open for the next two weeks; certain sites have designated hours. Garden City Compost is the primary dump site, so use this site first. Only dump debris in designated areas and follow all on-site instructions.
- Garden City Compost (1125 Clark Fork Lane)
- Fort Missoula (36th Street lot)
- Larchmont triangle (access of Post Siding Road)
- Playfair Park (west lost, north of ball fields)
- McCormick Park (east lot)
- Fort Missoula Ponds (access via 40th Avenue, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Some City and County offices are closed or providing services remotely. People needing to access services should call the specific department before going in.
- All County public meetings are fully remote today. Information on how to join remotely, including how to call in, is available online at missoula.co/bccmeetings