County profile

Cascade County, MT 19 departments

19 HIFLD departments in Cascade County, Montana - coverage desk and roster table below.

19 departments · #6 of 56 in-state

Cascade County, MT is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 19 departments (2 career / 10 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 323 personnel, #6 of 56 in-state.

  • Personnel rank #6 of 56 in Montana
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 21% of roster in Great Falls Fire Rescue
  • 6 of 19 depts provide EMS
  • 19 of 416 Montana departments statewide
19
Departments
323
Total Personnel
#6 of 56
In-state by personnel
10
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Cascade County

All fire departments in Cascade County, MT with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Belt Rural Fire District
Belt
volunteer 18
Belt Volunteer Fire Department
Belt
volunteer 21
Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department
Black Eagle · EMS
volunteer 32
Cascade Volunteer Fire Department
Cascade · EMS
other -
Farmer Rancher Fire Volunteer Fire Department
Cascade
other -
Fort Shaw Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Fort Shaw
other -
Gore Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Great Falls · EMS
volunteer 19
Great Falls Airport Fire Department
Great Falls
career 36
Great Falls Fire Rescue
Great Falls · EMS
career 67
Malmstrom Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod
Great Falls · EMS
other -
Monarch Volunteer Fire Department
Monarch
volunteer 17
Neihart Volunteer Fire Department
Neihart
volunteer 11
Sand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department
Sand Coulee
volunteer 29
Simms Volunteer Fire Department
Simms
volunteer 28
Stockett Volunteer Fire Department
Stockett
volunteer 21
Sun River Volunteer Fire Department
Sun River
other -
Ulm Volunteer Fire Company
Ulm
other -
Vaughn Volunteer Fire Department
Vaughn · EMS
volunteer 24
Vaughn Volunteer Fire Department - Manchester Station
Great Falls
other -

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (19 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 2 career, 10 volunteer, 0 combination (53% volunteer).

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (17 stations / 323 roster).

Largest book: Great Falls Fire Rescue holds 21% of county personnel (67 of 323).

Photo-finish peer: Escambia County, AL (+0 personnel).

Montana breadth context

State departments
416
Annual fires
8,500
Volunteer %
54%
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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Cascade County, MT?

Cascade County, MT has 19 fire departments with available federal data. 2 career, 10 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #6 of 56 among Montana counties with at least one listed department.

Are Cascade County fire departments mostly volunteer?

Yes, 10 of 19 departments (53%) in Cascade County are volunteer.

How many firefighters serve Cascade County?

Cascade County has 323 total fire department personnel across 19 departments. The average per department is 17, which is 13% above the Montana average.

Does Cascade County have EMS coverage?

Yes - 7 departments in Cascade County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Cascade, MT Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Cascade, MT Top 5 1. Great Falls Fire Rescue 67 personnel 2. Great Falls Airport Fire Department 36 personnel 3. Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department 32 personnel 4. Sand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department 29 personnel 5. Simms Volunteer Fire Department 28 personnel Top 5 fire departments by total personnel in this county.Source: U.S. Fire Administration NFDR.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Cascade County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.