Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Miles City Fire Rescue

Miles City, MT · Custer County. Miles City Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Miles City Fire Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Montana average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+220%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
Miles City Fire Rescue

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 A
48 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
48 personnel · 1 station

Miles City Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Miles City, MT (Custer County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,305 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,305 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #12 of 227
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Custer County

Miles City Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 14001 · Miles City Fire Rescue, MT 48 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,305
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Flanders Fire and…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Flanders Fire and Rescue, NJ (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Miles City, MT
FDID
14001

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Miles City Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #12 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,305 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 220% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster weight

Miles City Fire Rescue carries 55.2% of Custer County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (87 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Flanders Fire and Rescue, NJ (+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 48 personnel

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

Flanders Fire and Rescue, NJ 48 Parsippany Troy Hills Fire Department, NJ 48 Brosville Community Volunteer Fire Department, VA 48 White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department, WV 48 East Meredith Volunteer Fire Department, NY 48 Memorial Volunteer Fire Company of Chaffee, NY 48 Springville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 48 Wales Center Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Miles City Fire Rescue have?

Miles City Fire Rescue has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 220% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,305 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #12 of 227 by personnel.

Does Miles City Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Miles City Fire Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Miles City Fire Rescue operate?

Miles City Fire Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Miles City Fire Rescue?

Miles City Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Custer 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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