Department profile

Volunteer

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department

Butte, MT · Silver Bow County. Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 11 stations and 175 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

175
Total personnel
11
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Montana average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1067%
vs. Montana average
11
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
25/100
Butte-Silver Bow 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
15.9 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
175 personnel · 11 stations

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Butte, MT (Silver Bow County), with 11 stations and 175 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #302 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #302 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #1 of 227
  • 6.29 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Silver Bow County

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

175 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 01001 · Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department, MT 175 personnel · 11 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 175
  • STA-MULTI 11 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #302
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Athens-Clarke Cou…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, GA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Butte, MT
FDID
01001

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #1 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #302 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1067% above the state average
Stations
11
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster weight

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department carries 53.0% of Silver Bow County HIFLD personnel

Among 14 listed departments (330 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 57% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.29 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (11 stations / 175 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 175 personnel

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

Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, GA 175 Dothan Fire Department, AL 175 Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department, PA 175 Biloxi Fire Department, MS 175 Colerain Township Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 176 Kettering Fire Department, OH 176 Fairfield Fire and Emergency Medical Services, PA 173 Hudson Fire Department, NY 173

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department have?

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department has 175 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1067% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #302 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #1 of 227 by personnel.

Does Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department provide EMS services?

Butte-Silver Bow 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 Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department operate?

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department operates 11 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department?

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Silver Bow 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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