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Law Enforcement
Sheriff John P. Walsh
Law Enforcement Administration Building
225 Alaska St.
Butte, MT 59701
Phone: (406) 497-1120; Fax: (406) 497-1181
Email
The Sheriff's mission is to protect life and property from criminal activity and maintain 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 )
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
Phone: 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
Phone: (406) 497-6295
Email
The Office of Emergency Management is responsible for assessing community preparation to reduce the consequences of and respond to an emergency or disaster event. It does so by developing, implementing, and maintaining emergency preparedness plans; it also supports emergency response activities by coordinating resources 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  |
Supervisor: Sally
Perino
Courthouse, Room 113
Phone: (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
Manager: Dave McPherson
225 Alaska Street, Third Floor
Phone: (406) 497-1126
The 911 Center provides administrative and emergency dispatching of public safety personnel for fire, police, and medical services. The center is staffed 24 hours.
To register for emergency notification messages sent via cell phone text, email, or web site, go to www.nixle.com. Upon registration, we will receive any emergency notification messages that pertain to your neighborhood in the event of an emergency. This is a free service provided to Butte-Silver Bow residents. Residents without cell phones, email or internet services, will be notified via standard land-line service.
Detention Center
Administrator: Captain Jerome McCarthy
155 W. Quartz St
Telephone: (406) 497-1040
Visiting Questions/Appointments (406) 497-1048
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.
The Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse Centennial
The gala celebration of the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse centennial will cover five days of events culminating in the official re-dedication of the Courthouse on July 4, 2012. Follow the planning process on our blog or Facebook page.
Our Office hours are 8am to 5pm (with the exception of the Treasurer's office) with no noon closure.
The Treasurer's office is open 8am to 5pm for all matters (including tax payments). State Motor Vehicle Licensing is open 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
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 problem, 497-6565;
- An animal control problem, 782-4467.