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Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City

Miles City, MT · Custer County. Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Montana average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Montana average
2
stations
$504,334
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
36/100
Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City

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 F
12 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
$21,014 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 2 stations

Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City is a Volunteer department serving Miles City, MT (Custer County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,331 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $504,334.

  • National personnel rank #14,331 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #107 of 227
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Custer County

Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 14051 · Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City, MT 24 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,331
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burnett Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $504K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burnett Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Miles City, MT
FDID
14051

FEMA Grant History

$504K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV02389 $282,000
2017 EMW-2017-FO-03484 $222,334

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

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #107 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,331 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster weight

Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City carries 27.6% of Custer County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (87 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Burnett Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Miles City Fire Rescue
Miles City · volunteer
All MT departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Burnett Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Glidden Fire Department, IA 24 Community Volunteer Fire Department of Canoe, KY 24 Ashburn Fire and Emergency Services, GA 24 Bachelor Hall Volunteer Fire Department, VA 24 Rossville Fire Department, GA 24 West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department, VT 24 Livingston Fire and Rescue, AL 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City have?

Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,331 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #107 of 227 by personnel.

Does Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City provide EMS services?

Yes, Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City operate?

Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City?

Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City is a Volunteer department serving Custer County, MT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City received federal grants?

Yes, Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company - Miles City has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $504,334 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.

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