Department profile

Career (Paid)

Bozeman Fire Department

Bozeman, MT · Gallatin County. Bozeman Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 31 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

31
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 42%
national personnel size
+107%
vs. Montana average
2
stations
$4,137,810
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
23/100
Bozeman 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 D
15.5 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
31 personnel · 2 stations

Bozeman Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bozeman, MT (Gallatin County), with 2 stations and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,466 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,137,810.

  • National personnel rank #9,466 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #49 of 227
  • 6.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 23 other listed departments in Gallatin County

Bozeman Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 06001 · Bozeman Fire Department, MT 31 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,466
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pleasant Valley F…
  • FEMA-MID $4.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pleasant Valley Fire Company, MD (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Bozeman, MT
FDID
06001

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2007–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01043 $4,468,644
2008 EMW2007FF01310 $-103,134
2007 EMW-2007-FF-0131 $-227,700

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

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Bozeman Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #49 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,466 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 107% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster fringe

Bozeman Fire Department is 8.7% of Gallatin County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 358 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 40% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pleasant Valley Fire Company, MD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Amsterdam Rural Fire Department
Manhattan · volunteer
Belgrade Fire Department
Belgrade · other
Big Sky Fire
Gallatin Gateway · other
Bridger Canyon Fire Department
Bozeman · volunteer
Central Valley Fire District
Bozeman · other
Central Valley Fire District
Belgrade · volunteer
Clarkston Fire Service Area
Three Forks · volunteer
Fort Ellis Fire Service Area
Bozeman · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 31 personnel

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

Pleasant Valley Fire Company, MD 31 Long Creek Volunteer Fire Department, NC 31 Dadeville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 31 Highlands Fire and Ambulance, NC 31 Carrboro Fire and Rescue, NC 31 Watertown Fire and Rescue, SD 31 South District Fire Department, CT 31 Madeira Beach Fire Department, FL 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bozeman Fire Department have?

Bozeman Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 107% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,466 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #49 of 227 by personnel.

Does Bozeman Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bozeman Fire Department 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 Bozeman Fire Department operate?

Bozeman Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bozeman Fire Department?

Bozeman Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Gallatin County, MT. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Bozeman Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bozeman Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $4,137,810 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2007–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.