Department profile

Volunteer

Home Atherton Rural Fire Department

Butte, MT · Silver Bow County. Home Atherton Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Home Atherton Rural Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Montana average.

7th pct.
national personnel size
-7%
vs. Montana average
1
station

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
18/100
Home Atherton Rural 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 F
14 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
14 personnel · 1 station

Home Atherton Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Butte, MT (Silver Bow County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,778 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,778 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #198 of 227
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Silver Bow County

Home Atherton Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 01017 · Home Atherton Rural Fire Department, MT 14 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,778
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Concho
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Concho Fire Department, AZ (+ 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
Butte, MT
FDID
01017

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Home Atherton Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #198 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,778 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 7% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster fringe

Home Atherton Rural Fire Department is 4.2% of Silver Bow County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 330 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Concho Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

Concho Fire Department, AZ 14 Barkhamsted East Fire Company, CT 14 Crocketts Bluff Volunteer Fire Department, AR 14 Christie Volunteer Fire Association, OK 14 Ray City Volunteer Fire Department, GA 14 Merritt Township Fire Department, MI 14 Alpine Fire District, AZ 14 South Brooks Volunteer Fire Department, GA 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Home Atherton Rural Fire Department have?

Home Atherton Rural Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% below the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,778 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #198 of 227 by personnel.

Does Home Atherton Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

Home Atherton Rural 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 Home Atherton Rural Fire Department operate?

Home Atherton Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Home Atherton Rural Fire Department?

Home Atherton Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Silver Bow 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.

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