Melstone Volunteer Fire Department / Melstone Quick Response Unit

What This Data Tells You About Melstone Volunteer Fire Department / Melstone Quick Response Unit

Melstone Volunteer Fire Department / Melstone Quick Response Unit operates as a Volunteer department in Melstone, within Musselshell County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 12 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Montana has 416 registered fire departments and 6,294 total personnel, averaging roughly 15 staff per department. Melstone Volunteer Fire Department / Melstone Quick Response Unit runs 20% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 8,500 fires, 19 fire deaths, and 54% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.