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Law Enforcement
Sheriff John P. Walsh
Law Enforcement Administration Building
225 Alaska St.
Butte, MT 59701
(406) 497-1120; Fax: (406) 497-1181
Email
The Sheriff's mission is to protect life and property from criminal activity and maintain the public peace and safety by enforcing the law. The activities of this agency include: arresting people committing (or attempting to commit) public offenses; serving legal papers on Butte-Silver Bow residents; suppressing breaches of the peace, riots and insurrections; crime prevention activities; patrolling the community; crime investigation; testifying in court proceedings; and administering various community relation programs. The Sheriff is an elected position. Administrative Offices are located 225 Alaska Street.
The Detention Facility is located at 155 W. Quartz Street, Butte. The phone number is 497-1040.
Links:
Current Job Postings with Butte-Silver Bow
Physical Fitness Testing for Police Officers
Sexual and Violent Offender Registry for the State (offenders living within Butte-Silver Bow are listed here)
Check to see if a registered sexual offender is living in your area
(searches databases and will show offenders based on an address you type in )
Citizen's Case Report Filing - download this form to report a property crime or incident where there are no known suspects or incidents that require no police investigation. [PDF / 48K]
Report Request - download this for to request a copy of a Law Enforcement report [PDF / 11K]
Fire Department
Fire Services Coordinator: Jeff Miller
120 South Idaho Street
406 (497)-6481
Fax: (406)-723-4970
Email
The mission of the Fire Department is to provide the highest level of fire protection by means of prevention, suppression, and education. Divisions within the Department include: suppression, prevention, training, communications, and maintenance.
The functions of the Fire Department include providing manpower and equipment to suppress fires, fire prevention services, building inspections, fire investigation, and delivery of emergency medical services.
The municipality is served by the Fire Department, 34 full time personnel and over 150 volunteer fire department personnel. For non-emergencies call (406) 497-6481. To report a fire or medical emergency, dial 911.
Office of Emergency Management
Coordinator: Roger Ebner
Courthouse, Room B1
406-497-6295
Email
The Office of Emergency Management is responsible for assessing community preparation to reduce the consequences of and respond to an emergergency or disaster event. It does so by developing, implementing, and maintaining emergency preparedness plans; it also supports emergency response activities by coordinating resuorces and personnel from the Emergency Operations Center.
Through planning, training, and exercising, our goal is the protection of lives, property, and the environment from disasters of any nature.
Parking Commission
| Pay Tickets at the Courthouse 155 W. Granite - 1st Floor  |
Commissioner: Bob Sullivan
Courthouse, Room 113
Telephone: (406) 497-6270
Email
The objective of the Parking Commission is to regulate and control parking in the uptown Butte area to assure a continual flow of vehicles through the area. The functions of the department include providing adequate parking facilities for the area work force and retail trade traffic: providing patrol services, ticket issuance, ticket processing, and acquisition and design parking lots.
This department operates on revenues derived through the regulation of parking and no taxes support this operation. For more information call (406) 497-6270.
911
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Detention Facility
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Contact Information
General contact information for the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse.
Postal address:
155 West Granite Street
Butte, MT 59701
Telephone: (406) 497-6200
FAX: (406) 497-6328
Chief Executive Paul Babb
The governments of the city of Butte and Silver Bow County combined in 1977. The government is lead by the Chief Executive, Paul Babb and a 12-member Council of Commissioners.
Our business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. MDT, with no noon closure. Business offices are closed for State and Federal holidays.
Essential Public Works Services, (water, sewer, and road maintenance) are available 24 hours, seven days a week.
- To report a water problem, dial 497-6540;
- A sewer problem, 497-6550;
- A road maintenance or animal control problem, 497-6565
The function of the Butte-Silver Bow Government is to serve the citizens of the city of Butte and Silver Bow County. Our government's goal is to improve and maintain governmental operations and conditions within the boundaries of Silver Bow County.