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Notable locations in Columbia Falls: Columbia Falls (A), Falls Station (B), Columbia Falls Branch Library (C), Columbia Falls Fire Department (D), Columbia Falls Police Department (E), Glacier View Ranger District Ranger Office (F), Albertonis Montana Wildlife Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: B and B Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Columbia Falls include: Fellowship Alliance Church (A), Columbia Falls United Methodist Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Columbia Bible Baptist Church (D), Saint Richards Catholic Church (E), Saint Matthews Episcopal Church (F), Assembly of God Church (G), Our Saviors Lutheran Church (H), Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Columbia Falls include: Moran Tette Park (1), Horine Park (2), Columbus Park (3), Corner Park (4), Clare Park (5), Pinewood Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Columbia Falls Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: House of Mystery (Tours & Charters; 7800 USHighway 2 East).
Hotels: Glacier Inn Motel (Highway 2 East), North Forty Resort (3765 Mount Highway 40 West), Glacier Mountain Shadows-Western Inn (7285 USHighway 2 East), Meadow Lake Resort - Restaurant & Lounge (100 Saint Andrews Drive), Glacier Park Super 8 Motel (7336 Hwy. 2 East N Of Jct 40 & 206 On Hwy 2 East), Meadow Lake View (180 Meadow Lake Drive), High Country Development Corporation (100 Saint Andrews Drive), Birch Haven (975 Lake Drive), Ol' River Bridge Inn (7355 US Highway 2 East).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia Falls and their reported violations in the past:
COLUMBIA FALLS CITY OF (Population served: 3900, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-2005), St Boil Water Order (JUN-09-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-09-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-05-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-2002), St Boil Water Order (NOV-13-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-28-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-28-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-2006)
MEADOW LAKE CO WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT (Population served: 420, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2005), St Boil Water Order (NOV-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and FEB-18-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-18-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 57 regular monitoring violations
KOKANEE BEND HOA (Population served: 230, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and AUG-02-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (JUN-15-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2000)
- One routine major monitoring violation
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WATER CO (Population served: 210, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAR-27-2002 to OCT-31-2002), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-06-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-06-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-06-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-06-2001), St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAR-27-2002 to OCT-31-2002), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-06-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Civil Case filed (MAR-01-2001), St Other (MAR-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2002), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-06-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2005)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between OCT-01-2001 and FEB-04-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and MAR-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1999 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2001), St Civil Case filed (MAR-01-2001), St Other (MAR-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1999 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2001), St Civil Case filed (MAR-01-2001), St Other (MAR-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2002)
- 13 routine major monitoring violations
- 93 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
COUNTRY ESTATES MBLE HOME PARK (Population served: 115, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 22 regular monitoring violations
RIVERSIDE MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
RIVERWOOD ESTATES (Population served: 56, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-02-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 21 regular monitoring violations
BIG SKY MOBILE MANOR (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-21-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2005)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-21-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-02-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-02-2003)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia Falls that have no violations reported:
- BLUEBIRD MB HM PARK HAMILTON (Population served: 70, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RIVER BLUFF HOA WHITEFISH (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  17.1% | | Whole state: |  14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbia Falls, MT
105 people in nursing homes
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Columbia Falls compared to Montana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Columbia Falls (2009 data):
- Glacier Bank: First Citizens Bankmobile Branch at To Serve Flathead County, branch established on 1999-06-07; - Columbia Falls Office at 822 Nucleus Avenue, branch established on 1976-05-10. Info updated 2008-05-23: Bank assets: $1,252.6 mil, Deposits: $603.5 mil, headquarters in Kalispell, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
- Freedom Bank: at 530 9th Street West, branch established on 2005-04-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.5 mil, Deposits: $60.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Freedom Bancorporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Flathead County Montana:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religon statistics for Columbia Falls
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 33.3% | 12.3% | 10.9% | 9.5% | 6.3% |
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| Congregations | 6.3% | 7.4% | 5.3% | 8.4% | 3.2% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.9% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 15.9% |
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| Congregations | 5.3% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 48.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,597 | $34,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $12,339 | $49,356 | 7 | $600 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $6,483 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $30,613 | $40,817 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $5,314 | $31,884 | 3 | $5,805 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $4,074 | $48,888 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $9,624 | $38,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $10,975 | $32,925 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,294 | $37,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
27 | $87,830 | $39,036 | 13 | $12,888 |
Columbia Falls government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $123,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $849,000
All Other: $32,000
Parks & Recreation: $27,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $794,000
Police Protection: $630,000
Water Utilities: $474,000
Regular Highways: $244,000
General - Other: $204,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $138,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $131,000
Financial Administration: $128,000
Parks & Recreation: $107,000
Fire Protection: $69,000
General Public Buildings: $59,000
Central Staff Services: $48,000
Housing & Community Development: $10,000
Transit Utilities: $6,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $77,000
Housing & Community Development: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $180,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $737,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,000,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $715,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,160,000
Water Utilities: $676,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $125,000
Water Utilities: $61,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $311,000
Special Assessments: $207,000
Interest Earnings: $30,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $116,000
Fire Protection: $38,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,722,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $622,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $29,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $489,000
Highways: $82,000
All Other: $7,000
- Tax - Property: $624,000
NEC: $198,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,628,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $44,000
8.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,971 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.05% | | Montana average: | 8.25% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)| Flathead County: | 0.08% | | Montana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,000 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.22% | | Montana average: | 7.69% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($327 average AGI)| Flathead County: | 0.06% | | Montana average: | 0.08% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia Falls:
- KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
- KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
- KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLCY (930 AM; 5 kW; EAST MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia Falls:
- KKMT (95.9 FM; COLUMBIA FALLS, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBBZ (98.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDBR (106.3 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
- KUKL (89.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
- KZMN (103.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- K204CJ (88.7 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION NETWORK, INC.)
- K208DI (89.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K259AD (99.7 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE B/C INC.)
- K276DU (103.1 FM; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: ESTATE OF MARIE BATTANI)
TV broadcast stations around Columbia Falls:
- K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
- K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
- K26DD (Channel 26; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KEXI-LP (Channel 35; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: MONTANA BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- KMMF-LP (Channel 34; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: MONTANA LICENSE SUB, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Columbia Falls, Montana:
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Montana average:
- Fatal accident count: 67
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 94
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 30
- Fatalities: 70
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 169
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
Columbia Falls fatal accident list:
Feb 1, 2003 02:40 AM, Us-2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 6, 1984 08:46 AM, R014, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
May 24, 1982 05:41 AM, P038, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 29, 1980 01:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- James E McDonald, Ne 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 10, Township 29 N, Range 21 W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.1 m
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
- William J Hackett, Sw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 7, Township 30 N, Range 20 W, Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.4 m
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 2.1 Mi W Us Rt 2 & 1.4 Mi Ne Woodland Cemetary, Type: Tower, Structure height: 22.9 m, Overall height: 28.7 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Columbia Falls, MT)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- Trumbull Creek Sub 2.5 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 11.6 m, Call Sign: WPJB280
Assigned Frequencies : 932.587 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/2000, Expiration Date: 12/14/2010
Registrant: Flathead Electric Cooperative, 2510 Us Hwy 2 East, Kalispell, MT 59901, Phone: (406) 751-1879, Fax: (406) 752-9290, Email:
- Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNM227
Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz, 956.281 MHz
Grant Date: 01/31/2008, Expiration Date: 04/06/2018, Certifier: Bruce A Mckinley
Registrant: Northwestern Energy, 40 East Broadway Street, Butte, MT 59701, Phone: (406) 497-1000, Fax: (406) 497-3525, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5- Big Creek Ranger Station 15.7 Miles North Of, Call Sign: WAY32
Assigned Frequencies : 157.950 MHz
Expiration Date: 11/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 10/26/1999
Registrant: Northwestern Telephone Systems Inc., 1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 801, Washington, DC 20036 - Approximately 2.5 Mile East Of, Call Sign: KNKL878
Assigned Frequencies : 454.225 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999
Registrant: Richon Inc. Dba Mobilfone, 15 18th Street East, Kalispell, MT 59901, Phone: (406) 752-5373 - On Rt. 4o, 1/2 Mile West Of, Call Sign: KFL914
Assigned Frequencies : 454.500 MHz
Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: Rex A. Keeley Dba: Kal-Comm, 2044 Hiway 2 East, Kalispell, MT 59901, Phone: (406) 752-7657 - On Route 40 1/2 Mile West Of, Call Sign: WSI718, Licensee ID: L00129169
Assigned Frequencies : 454.175 MHz, 454.250 MHz, 454.500 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2001, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 11/10/2004, Certifier: Arthur D Hickman
Registrant: Omnicom Paging Plus LLC - On Rt. 40, 1/2 Mile West Of Columbia Falls, Call Sign: WSI720, Licensee ID: L00129169
Assigned Frequencies : 454.450 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2001, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 11/10/2004, Certifier: Arthur D Hickman
Registrant: Omnicom Paging Plus LLC
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 75 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Columbia Falls)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 31 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Columbia Falls)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 35
- Hazardous Condition: 14
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - Columbia Falls
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Columbia Falls, MT
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