Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Havre Fire Department

Havre, MT · Hill County. City of Havre Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Havre Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Montana average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
+13%
vs. Montana average
1
station
$485,715
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
City of Havre 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
17 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 B
$28,571 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

City of Havre Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Havre, MT (Hill County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,046 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $485,715.

  • National personnel rank #19,046 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #173 of 227
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Hill County

City of Havre Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 12001 · City of Havre Fire Department, MT 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,046
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grant Volunteer F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $486K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Grant Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OK (+ 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
Havre, MT
FDID
12001

FEMA Grant History

$486K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01265 $485,715

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

Staffing vs the Montana average

How City of Havre Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #173 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,046 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 13% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster weight

City of Havre Fire Department carries 27.4% of Hill County HIFLD personnel

Among 12 listed departments (62 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Grant Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Box Elder Rural Fire District
Box Elder · other
Gildford Rural Fire Department
Gildford · other
Havre Rural Fire District
Havre · other
Hingham Volunteer Fire Department
Hingham · volunteer
Inverness Rural Fire Department
Inverness · volunteer
Kremlin Rural Fire District
Kremlin · other
Rudyard Rural Fire District
Rudyard · volunteer
All MT departments →

Nationwide career peers near 17 personnel

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

Grant Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OK 17 Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department, AR 17 Cripple Creek Emergency Services, CO 17 West Ossipee Fire and Rescue Department, NH 17 Fresno Yosemite International Airport Public Safety, CA 17 Washington Fire Department, IN 17 Vidalia Fire Department, LA 17 Galion Fire Department, OH 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Havre Fire Department have?

City of Havre Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,046 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #173 of 227 by personnel.

Does City of Havre Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Havre Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Havre Fire Department operate?

City of Havre Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Havre Fire Department?

City of Havre Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hill County, MT. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Havre Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Havre Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $485,715 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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