Department profile

Volunteer

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District

Gallatin Gateway, MT · Gallatin County. Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Montana average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Montana average
2
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District

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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 2 stations

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Gallatin Gateway, MT (Gallatin 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 #14,428 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,428 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #109 of 227
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 23 other listed departments in Gallatin County

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District 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 06031 · Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District, MT 24 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bowman
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bowman Fire Department, ND (+ 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
Gallatin Gateway, MT
FDID
06031

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #109 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,428 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 fringe

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District is 6.7% of Gallatin County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 358 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 40% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Bowman Fire Department, ND (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Amsterdam Rural Fire Department
Manhattan · volunteer
Belgrade Fire Department
Belgrade · other
Big Sky Fire
Gallatin Gateway · other
Bozeman Fire Department
Bozeman · career
Bridger Canyon Fire Department
Bozeman · volunteer
Central Valley Fire District
Bozeman · other
Central Valley Fire District
Belgrade · volunteer
Clarkston Fire Service Area
Three Forks · 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.

Bowman Fire Department, ND 24 New Knoxville-Washington Township Fire Department, OH 24 Ceresco Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NE 24 Berks Emergency Strike Team Incorporated, PA 24 Riverside Fire and Rescue, AL 24 Troy Fire Department, NC 24 Croton Township Fire Department, MI 24 Hackneyville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District have?

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District 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 #14,428 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #109 of 227 by personnel.

Does Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District provide EMS services?

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District 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 Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District operate?

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District?

Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Gallatin 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.

Related guides

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