Livingston is the county seat of Park County and is in southwestern Montana, on the Yellowstone River, north of Yellowstone National Park.
The community was first named Clark City in honor of Herman Clark, a well known contractor and builder for the Northern Pacific Railroad.
The town plat was filed later that year under the name Livingston in recognition of Johnston Livingston, a director and major stockholder of the railroad.
The railroad provided a means of transporting coal, wool, and cattle to market. It also enabled Livingston to serve as the original gateway to Yellowstone, the nation’s first national park. Mining and agriculture were additional economic factors in the town’s development.
Today, Livingston is the 11th largest city in Montana. Rail transportation continues to be a mainstay of the area’s economy, along with tourism, recreation, agriculture, and mining.
Park County Rural Fire District 1
Positions:
Fire Chief: Dann Babcox
Fire Captain: Chris Anderson
Total: 33 Team Members
Responded to: 556 calls
About Us
Park County Rural Fire District #1 is an all hazards department responding to a wide variety of calls. While we do not do medical transports or normal first assessments for medical patients, although, we do assist in some medical situations. The Fire District responded to over 556 calls in 2022 including structure fires, wild fires, gas leaks, detector alarms, car accidents, traffic control problems, hazmat, and any assistance requested by other emergency services.
The District encompasses 660 square miles around the City of Livingston. We cover from county line to county line on the I-90 corridor and several miles of 89 north and south. With a consistent roster of 25 members, 23 are volunteers that give thousands of hours each year to protecting and responding to the District and surrounding Districts and Counties. District #1 has Mutual Aid and Automatic Aid with all fire departments within the county and we are a part of the Montana Mutual Aid Agreement.
Source: Park County Rural Fire