Department profile

Volunteer

Missoula Rural Fire District

Missoula, MT · Missoula County. Missoula Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 80 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

80
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Missoula Rural Fire District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Montana average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+433%
vs. Montana average
5
stations
$1,973,627
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
47/100
Missoula 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 D
16 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
$24,670 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
80 personnel · 5 stations

Missoula Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Missoula, MT (Missoula County), with 5 stations and 80 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,495 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,973,627.

  • National personnel rank #1,495 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #6 of 227
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Missoula County

Missoula Rural Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

80 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 04011 · Missoula Rural Fire District, MT 80 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 80
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,495
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Endwell
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Endwell Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Missoula, MT
FDID
04011

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2018)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00259 $1,601,397.31
2016 EMW2015FF00374 $43,944
2015 EMW2014FO04115 $328,286

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

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Missoula Rural Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #6 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,495 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 433% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster geometry

Missoula County HIFLD mix around Missoula Rural Fire District

Missoula County: 13 departments, 376 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 31% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 80 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Endwell Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Clinton Rural Fire District
Clinton · volunteer
Frenchtown Rural Fire District
Missoula · other
Frenchtown Rural Fire District
Frenchtown · volunteer
Greenough Potomac Fire
Greenough · other
Greenough Potomac Fire Department
Bonner · volunteer
Missoula Fire Department
Missoula · career
All MT departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 80 personnel

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

Endwell Fire Department, NY 80 Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, CT 80 Fraser Department of Public Safety, MI 80 New Fairfield Fire Company a, CT 80 Sandy Hook Fire Rescue Company, CT 80 North Arlington Fire Department, NJ 80 Carroll County Fire Department, MD 80 Bethany Volunteer Firemans Association, CT 80

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Missoula Rural Fire District have?

Missoula Rural Fire District has 80 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 433% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,495 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #6 of 227 by personnel.

Does Missoula Rural Fire District provide EMS services?

Missoula 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 Missoula Rural Fire District operate?

Missoula Rural Fire District operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Missoula Rural Fire District?

Missoula Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Missoula County, MT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Missoula Rural Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Missoula Rural Fire District has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,973,627.31 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.