Department profile

Volunteer

Monroe Rural Fire Protection District

Monroe, OR · Benton County. Monroe Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 26 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Monroe Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Oregon average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+4%
vs. Oregon average
3
stations
$171,301
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
16/100
Monroe Rural Fire Protection 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 F
8.7 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 D
$6,589 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 3 stations

Monroe Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Monroe, OR (Benton County), with 3 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,734 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $171,301.

  • National personnel rank #12,734 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #127 of 237
  • 11.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Benton County

Monroe Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 00237 · Monroe Rural Fire Protection District, OR 26 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,734
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Melfa Volunteer F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $171K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Melfa Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, VA (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Monroe, OR
FDID
00237

FEMA Grant History

$171K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00038 $171,301

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Monroe Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #127 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,734 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Benton County HIFLD mix around Monroe Rural Fire Protection District

Benton County: 11 departments, 205 personnel (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 55% of departments. County / state rollup.

11.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Melfa Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Adair Rural Fire Protection District
Corvallis · volunteer
Corvallis Fire Department
Corvallis · career
Philomath Fire and Rescue
Philomath · volunteer
Philomath Fire and Rescue
Corvallis · other
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Melfa Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, VA 26 Gardendale Fire and Rescue, AL 26 Altamahaw-Ossipee Volunteer Fire Department, NC 26 Medical Lake Fire Department, WA 26 Alna Volunteer Fire Department, ME 26 Arcola Fire Protection District - Westside Fire Station, IL 26 Armington Community Fire Protection District, IL 26 Ashley Fire Protection District, IL 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monroe Rural Fire Protection District have?

Monroe Rural Fire Protection District has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,734 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #127 of 237 by personnel.

Does Monroe Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Monroe Rural Fire Protection 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 Monroe Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Monroe Rural Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Monroe Rural Fire Protection District?

Monroe Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Benton County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Monroe Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Monroe Rural Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $171,301 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (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 Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.