Department profile

Volunteer

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District

Lewistown, MT · Fergus County. Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Montana average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+167%
vs. Montana average
2
stations

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity D
20 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
40 personnel · 2 stations

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Lewistown, MT (Fergus County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,860 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,860 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #19 of 227
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Fergus County

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

40 Top 26% higher than 74% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 08039 · Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District, MT 40 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,860
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Center Groton
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Center Groton Fire Department, CT (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MT department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Lewistown, MT
FDID
08039

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #19 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,860 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 167% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster fringe

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District is 9.4% of Fergus County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 427 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 12% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Center Groton Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MT department.

Center Groton Fire Department, CT 40 Gibbstown Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 40 Saint Anna Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 Stockbridge Community Fire Department, WI 40 Twin City Fire Department, OK 40 Webbs Mills Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Department, MI 40 Bethany Volunteer Fire Department, NC 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District have?

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 167% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,860 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #19 of 227 by personnel.

Does Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District provide EMS services?

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District operate?

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District?

Beaver Creek-Cottonwood Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Fergus County, MT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Montana?

Montana has 416 fire departments with 6,294 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

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