Department profile

Career (Paid)

Great Falls Airport Fire Department

Great Falls, MT · Cascade County. Great Falls Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Great Falls Airport Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Montana average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
+140%
vs. Montana average
1
station
$1,202,435
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
79/100
Great Falls Airport 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 B
36 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 B
$33,401 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Great Falls Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Great Falls, MT (Cascade County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,312 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,202,435.

  • National personnel rank #7,312 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #30 of 227
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • 18 other listed departments in Cascade County

Great Falls Airport Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 F3022 · Great Falls Airport Fire Department, MT 36 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,312
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bellaire
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bellaire Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Great Falls, MT
FDID
F3022

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05801 $900,454.54
2016 EMW2015FO02413 $301,980

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

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Great Falls Airport Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #30 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,312 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 140% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Cascade County

County mix is mostly volunteer (10 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bellaire Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Belt Rural Fire District
Belt · volunteer
Belt Volunteer Fire Department
Belt · volunteer
Black Eagle Volunteer Fire Department
Black Eagle · volunteer
Gore Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Great Falls · volunteer
Great Falls Fire Rescue
Great Falls · career
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Nationwide career peers near 36 personnel

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

Bellaire Fire Department, TX 36 Bingham Volunteer Fire Department, ME 36 Bleiblerville Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 36 Bowie Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, TX 36 Brewer Fire Department, ME 36 East Moline Fire Department, IL 36 Humble Fire Department, TX 36 Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County - Public Safety Department, IL 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Great Falls Airport Fire Department have?

Great Falls Airport Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 140% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,312 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #30 of 227 by personnel.

Does Great Falls Airport Fire Department provide EMS services?

Great Falls Airport 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 Great Falls Airport Fire Department operate?

Great Falls Airport Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Great Falls Airport Fire Department?

Great Falls Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cascade County, MT. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Great Falls Airport Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Great Falls Airport Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,202,434.54 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.