MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

• Call 9-1-1 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255
• Emergency First Responder Crisis Text Line: free, confidential service available 24/7, please reach out by texting BADGE to 741741.
• Safe Call Now: free crisis referral service available 24/7 for public safety employees, emergency services personnel and their families. Call 877-230-6060 or 206-459-3020.
• National Volunteer Fire Council Fire/EMS Helpline: free 24/7 helpline created for first responders by members of the fire service to provide support for the unique needs of firefighters, EMS, first responders and their families.  Call 888-731-3473 (FIRE).
• Copline: free service available 24/7 for law enforcement officers, staffed by retired law enforcement who have been trained in active listening. Call 800-267-5463
• IAFF Recovery Lifeline: 24/7 support at 844-274-5374
• CPTSD Foundation (for Complex PTSD and PTSD)
• National Suicide Prevention
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• NAMI Support Line: 1/800-950-NAMI 

National Interagency Fire Center Northern Rockies Coordination Center

National Volunteer Fire Council

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Congressional Fire Services Institute

Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC)

Montana Disaster and Emergency Services

Montana Department of Justice - Fire Prevention and Investigation

Fire Services Training School

Montana Mutual Aid Field Operations Guide (PDF file)

Firefighters' Unified Retirement System (FURS)

Volunteer Firefighters’ Compensation Act (VFCA)

Montana Association of Counties (MACo)

Montana Fire Relief Associations (Incorporated Cities and Towns Only)

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)

Wildland Firefighter Foundation (WFFF) 

National Association of Emergency and Fire Officials