Montana Fire Department Personnel
Personnel (fire department membership) numbers vary by region, by state and even by county. Recruiting is critical to fire department success, see National Volunteer Fire Council’s Make Me a Firefighter and National Volunteer Fire Council’s Recruiting Resources. Check out how your department’s numbers compare to those around you, to see how your recruitment and retention investments are fairing.
This information is based solely upon fire departments that have registered with the National Fire Service Registry. If you have not registered your fire department, please do so, it is free and contributes to a complete picture of the fire services. Check out some Quick Facts from the registry.
Volunteer Departments of Montana
Here are the average numbers of volunteer firefighters for each county within Montana, as well as the maximum and minimum numbers for that county.
| County | # Volunteer Departments | Average Firefighters | Highest # | Lowest # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead | 7 | 23 | 32 | 15 |
| Big Horn | 3 | 17 | 23 | 13 |
| Blaine | 4 | 21 | 28 | 8 |
| Broadwater | 1 | 45 | – | – |
| Carbon | 9 | 18 | 39 | 6 |
| Carter | 1 | 52 | – | – |
| Cascade | 12 | 21 | 45 | 8 |
| Chouteau | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 |
| Custer | 3 | 25 | 46 | 10 |
| Daniels | 3 | 24 | 31 | 14 |
| Dawson | 4 | 22 | 30 | 15 |
| Deer Lodge | 3 | 20 | 30 | 10 |
| Fallon | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Fergus | 13 | 18 | 28 | 8 |
| Flathead | 17 | 20 | 47 | 6 |
| Gallatin | 12 | 25 | 60 | 13 |
| Garfield | 1 | 83 | – | – |
| Glacier | 4 | 21 | 25 | 18 |
| Golden Valley | 2 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| Granite | 2 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
| Hill | 4 | 15 | 25 | 10 |
| Jefferson | 6 | 18 | 27 | 1 |
| Judith Basin | 2 | 28 | 40 | 16 |
| Lake | 7 | 29 | 41 | 18 |
| Lewis And Clark | 14 | 18 | 31 | 6 |
| Liberty | 2 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Lincoln | 13 | 16 | 32 | 5 |
| Madison | 5 | 21 | 33 | 10 |
| McCone | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Meagher | 2 | 29 | 32 | 25 |
| Mineral | 3 | 20 | 25 | 17 |
| Missoula | 7 | 32 | 65 | 15 |
| Musselshell | 4 | 20 | 28 | 11 |
| Park | 6 | 17 | 26 | 8 |
| Petroleum | 1 | 27 | – | – |
| Phillips | 2 | 58 | 100 | 15 |
| Pondera | 2 | 21 | 24 | 17 |
| Powder River | 2 | 22 | 24 | 19 |
| Powell | 3 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
| Prairie | 2 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
| Ravalli | 7 | 24 | 35 | 10 |
| Richland | 3 | 22 | 30 | 15 |
| Roosevelt | 5 | 20 | 24 | 16 |
| Rosebud | 5 | 23 | 46 | 10 |
| Sanders | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 |
| Sheridan | 4 | 26 | 30 | 20 |
| Silver Bow | 9 | 37 | 174 | 12 |
| Stillwater | 6 | 25 | 37 | 18 |
| Sweet Grass | 1 | 40 | – | – |
| Teton | 5 | 21 | 25 | 16 |
| Toole | 2 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
| Treasure | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Valley | 4 | 33 | 88 | 5 |
| Wheatland | 1 | 28 | – | – |
| Yellowstone | 7 | 22 | 39 | 7 |
Career Departments of Montana
Here are the average numbers of career firefighters for each county within Montana, as well as the maximum and minimum numbers for that county.
| County | # Career Departments | Average Firefighters | Highest # | Lowest # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade | 2 | 54 | 68 | 40 |
| Custer | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Deer Lodge | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Flathead | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Gallatin | 4 | 24 | 45 | 3 |
| Hill | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Lewis And Clark | 1 | 35 | – | – |
| Missoula | 2 | 69 | 75 | 62 |
| Park | 1 | 27 | – | – |
| Powell | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Silver Bow | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Yellowstone | 3 | 51 | 114 | 15 |
Department Types of Montana
Here are the department types by county for volunteer and career agencies in for Montana.
Looking for NFIRS FDIDs?
Here are the fire department identifiers (FDIDs) for agencies within Montana. NFIRS FDIDs are required for submitting NFIRS reports with mutual aid or automatic aid with those departments.
Need more NFIRS help?
Here are some useful ressources to learn more about NFIRS.
NFIRS Codes Cheat Sheet – NFIRS Coding – NFIRS Examples – FDIDs – POCs – NFIRS Transactions – NFIRS Modules – NFIRS Elements – NFIRS Rules – NFIRS Reference – NFIRS Compliant ?
You can also read this NFIRS 5.0 Complete Reference Guide, and NFIRS 5.0 Design documentation in order to have a deeper understanding of NFIRS 5.0. Here are also NFIRS 5.0 Forms ready for you to download and use.
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Last Updated on June 29, 2023