Bigfork Fire Department to seek bond for new station on May ballot
Bigfork Fire Department will attempt to get a new fire hall on the May ballot in hopes of beating an ongoing struggle with funding.
Those driving along Montana 35 have likely seen the “Future home of Bigfork Fire Department” sign near the intersection with Chapman Hill Road, a feature of the roadside scenery since the district purchased the land in 2020 to replace the old fire hall at 10 Grand Drive, which is roughly 50 years old and out-of-code.
“We have a station that’s at its end of life currently. It was never designed to do what we’re currently doing in it; it doesn’t meet any of the requirements for a fire department,” said Allen Benitez, a district board member and head of the committee.
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