Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

City of Montesano Fire Department

Montesano, WA · Grays Harbor County. City of Montesano Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Montesano Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Washington average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. Washington average
$245,785
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
26/100
City of Montesano 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$6,468 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel

City of Montesano Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Montesano, WA (Grays Harbor County) and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,688 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $245,785.

  • National personnel rank #6,688 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #66 of 120
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Grays Harbor County

City of Montesano Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 14M06 · City of Montesano Fire Department, WA 38 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,688
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alabama-Coushatta…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $246K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY VOLUNTEER PROVIDERS
Location
Montesano, WA
FDID
14M06

FEMA Grant History

$246K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0397 $245,785

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How City of Montesano Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #66 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,688 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

City of Montesano Fire Department is 9.7% of Grays Harbor County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 393 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 69% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX 38 Argyle Volunteer Fire District, TX 38 Christy Fire Protection District, IL 38 City of Orange Fire Department, TX 38 City of Taylorsville Fire Department, KY 38 Clifton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 38 Dupo Fire Department, IL 38 East Joliet Fire Protection District, IL 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Montesano Fire Department have?

City of Montesano Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,688 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #66 of 120 by personnel.

Does City of Montesano Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

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

Station count data for City of Montesano Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

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

City of Montesano Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grays Harbor County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Montesano Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Montesano Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $245,785 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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