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Park City High School Asbestos Release

 
Site Contact:
Joe Payne
OSC

(payne.joe@epa.gov)

Site Location:
10 2nd Ave SW
Park City, MT 59063
 response.epa.gov/parkcityMT

On December 17, 2025, heavy winds damaged portions of the Park City, MT School roof. After the roof was damaged, asbestos containing building materials contaminated the inside of the school, the exterior of the school property, and some properties adjacent to the school. The asbestos containing materials include roofing materials and vermiculite. Inspections from the school district's insurance contractor confirmed the vermiculite contained over 1% asbestos. The contractor's ambient air monitoring has shown non-detect amounts of asbestos containing materials leaving the school borders.

 

Montana DEQ issued an emergency permit to the school for removing asbestos containing materials inside the school building and outside the school. The property was closed to students and clean up began immediately within the school property lines. However, there were no local resources available to conduct the clean up of the properties outside the school property lines.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality requested EPA support on January 12, 2026. EPA deployed an On-Scene Coordinator on January 13, 2026.

 

For updates on the response, please see the notices section of this website.


Front of Park City High School. Impacted roof in process of repair. Asbestos air sampling station on the perimeter of Park City High School. Air sampling performed by Park City contractor. Hurricane industrial vacuum used by Park City Contractors. Vacuum will be used for cleanup of the roofing debris on the asphalt of the road. Vermiculite observed just south of the school, in front of the Methodist Church Hall on the intersection of South Clark Street and 2nd Ave. ERRS contractor scraping rocks and debris from the road curtain. Water was applied during this stage for dust and fiber control. ERRS contractor scraped rocks and debris from the road curtain into piles for removal. EPA, Montana DEQ, and Stillwater County join the school board meeting to provide updates on cleanup status. Contractors using a hurricane industrial vacuum to clean sidewalk and asphalt with suspected asbestos containing material on S Clark Street.
For additional information, visit the Notices section.