Department profile

Volunteer

Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department

East Helena, MT · Lewis And Clark County. Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Montana average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Montana average
1
station
$311,561
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
47/100
Eastgate Volunteer 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
20 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 C
$15,578 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving East Helena, MT (Lewis And Clark County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,969 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $311,561.

  • National personnel rank #16,969 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #142 of 227
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Lewis And Clark County

Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 05035 · Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department, MT 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Foothill Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $312K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Foothill Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
East Helena, MT
FDID
05035

FEMA Grant History

$312K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FF00495 $311,561

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

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #142 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,969 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster fringe

Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department is 7.0% of Lewis And Clark County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 287 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 4% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Foothill Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Baxendale Rural Fire District
Helena · volunteer
Birdseye Rural Fire Department
Helena · volunteer
Canyon Creek Volunteer Fire District
Canyon Creek · volunteer
Dearborn Volunteer Fire Company
Wolf Creek · volunteer
East Helena Volunteer Fire Department
East Helena · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Foothill Fire Protection District, CA 20 City of Salamanca Fire Department, NY 20 Simmesport Volunteer Fire Department, LA 20 Wellsville Fire Department, UT 20 Ruth Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 Cottonwood Fire Department, AR 20 North Bend Fire Department, NE 20 Rome Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department have?

Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,969 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #142 of 227 by personnel.

Does Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Eastgate Volunteer 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 Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department?

Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lewis And Clark County, MT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Eastgate Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $311,561 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.