How to Report a Fire

To report a fire, call Cody Intereagency Dispatch Center at 800.295.9954 or dial 911.

It's helpful if you can report this information:

• Location
• Estimate of fire size
• Distance and direction from the nearest landmark (town, trailhead, mountain peak)
• Time the smoke was spotted
• A description of the smoke (light, dark, heavy, wispy)
• What's burning (grass, brush, timber)
• Your name and contact number
• Is anyone else at the scene

Steps to take if a wildfire occurs near you:

• Report fires immediately, DIAL 911
• Stay calm.
• Close windows, doors to the house, doors inside the house.
• Take down drapes and curtains.
• Place ladder against front of the house in case of a roof fire.
• Place water in containers to fight fire.
• Wet down roof or turn on roof sprinklers.
• Turn off gas at the meter and/or fuel tank.
• Leave electricity on for lights and water pumps.
• Keep a radio turned to a local station for reports and evacuation information.
• Contact the police for instructions in event of an evacuation.
• Evacuate family and pets to a safe location.
• Park cars away from structures and facing toward the street.