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==Infrastructure== Some of Laurel's residents commute the {{convert|15|mi|km}} to [[Billings, Montana|Billings]], Montana's largest city. Laurel is also significant as it lies on one of two main roads to [[Red Lodge, Montana|Red Lodge]], {{convert|45|mi|km}} southwest on [[U.S. Route 212#Montana and Wyoming|US 212]]; it is a popular mountain town and an end of the [[Beartooth Highway]]. The City of Laurel has two types of public transit available to City residents: a Demand-Response Service and a Van Pool to Billings. Laurel is served by the [[Laurel Municipal Airport]], a publicly owned public-use airport, which is {{convert|2.4|mi|km}} north of the central business district.<ref>{{cite web |title=6S8 |url=https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/ajv5/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=6s8 |publisher=FAA |access-date=August 27, 2023}}</ref> [[Intermountain Health]] maintains a medical clinic in Laurel. Hospital care is provided in nearby Billings. ===Public safety=== ====Police department==== The Laurel Police Department is a member of the Montana Law Enforcement Testing Consortium (MTLETC). Rick Musson was promoted to the position of Chief of Police in August 1998, a position which he continues to hold. The Laurel Police Department occasionally accepts applications from individuals who would like to volunteer their time to serve and protect the community. The LPD has had a reserve program for over 35 years. ====Fire department==== The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department provides firefighting and rescue emergency response for the town and {{convert|110|sqmi|km2}} surrounding Laurel.<ref name="fire">{{cite web|title=Fire Department |url=https://cityoflaurelmontana.com/fire |publisher=City of Laurel |access-date=August 27, 2023}}</ref> The LVFD also provides mutual aid to Billings, Park City, and CHS Industrial Fire Departments; and assistance as needed to several surrounding Fire Departments, including Lockwood, Red Lodge, Columbus, Molt and Joliet. The Fire Department is also known for award-winning Fire Prevention program. With the motto "Prevention through Education", the LVFD visits the children of Laurel several times a year, educating them on preventing fires and fire safety. The first week of October is named "Fire Prevention Week". The week is filled with visits to the schools by the Firefighters, an open house where the Department's doors are opened to the public and an hour-long program for the children of the community. ====Ambulance service==== The Laurel Volunteer Ambulance Service was created on June 1, 1976. The service is responsible for covering 183 square miles, including the territory within the city limits of Laurel. Before the service was formed, a local physician who owned and maintained an ambulance provided services and prehospital emergency care. As the needs of the citizens increased and calls for service became more frequent, the City felt an agency ran by city government was better equipped to provide for the people. The ambulance service has operated at the Basic Life Support level since 1976. The service is licensed through the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, and it requires each staff member to maintain a license of at least the Emergency Medical Technician level. The service has maintained two ambulances for transport of patients, and also provides a Quick Response SUV for various emergency purposes. The ambulance service is dispatched from the Laurel 9-1-1 Center and responds to medical emergency calls within the service area. While the service is able to provide some advanced therapies, such as intravenous access and 12-lead ECG monitoring, advanced life support services are provided mainly by American Medical Response-Billings, St. Vincent HELP Flight, Red Lodge Fire-Rescue, and Columbus Fire-Rescue. Neighboring agencies are often called to assist the service in meeting the needs of citizens, and Laurel Ambulance Service also provides mutual aid support to the neighboring agencies as well. As of 2016, there are 22 active Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics providing ambulance services to the citizens of Laurel.
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