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Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department

Black Eagle, MT · Cascade County. Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Montana average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
+113%
vs. Montana average
1
station
$380,952
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department

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 B
32 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$11,905 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Black Eagle, MT (Cascade County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,967 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $380,952.

  • National personnel rank #8,967 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #41 of 227
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Cascade County

Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 02011 · Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,967
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Woodburn City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $381K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Woodburn City Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Black Eagle, MT
FDID
02011

FEMA Grant History

$381K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-19397 $380,952

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #41 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,967 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 113% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster fringe

Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% of Cascade County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 323 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Woodburn City Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Great Falls Airport Fire Department
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Great Falls Fire Rescue
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Woodburn City Fire Department, IN 32 Benson Fire Department, AZ 32 Berlin Fire Department, CT 32 East Bethel Fire Department, MN 32 Ford River Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 32 Ramsey Fire Department, MN 32 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Department, SC 32 Couchton Fire Rescue, SC 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department have?

Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 113% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,967 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #41 of 227 by personnel.

Does Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department?

Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cascade County, MT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $380,952 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

How many fire departments are in Montana?

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

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.