Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Montclair Fire Department

Montclair, CA · San Bernardino County. Montclair Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 43 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.

43
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Montclair Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+16%
vs. California average
2
stations
$1,511,143
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Montclair 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 C
21.5 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 A
$35,143 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 2 stations

Montclair Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Montclair, CA (San Bernardino County), with 2 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,339 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,511,143.

  • National personnel rank #5,339 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #251 of 721
  • 4.65 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in San Bernardino County

Montclair Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 36140 · Montclair Fire Department, CA 43 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,339
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Huntington City
  • FEMA-MID $1.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Huntington City Fire Department, IN (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
PAID
Location
Montclair, CA
FDID
36140

FEMA Grant History

$1.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2024)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00585 $448,565.8
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01588 $691,129
2013 EMW2012FV01221 $371,448

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Montclair Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #251 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,339 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 16% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Montclair Fire Department is 2.3% of San Bernardino County roster mass

The county lists 60 departments totaling 1,856 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.65 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Huntington City Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 43 personnel

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

Huntington City Fire Department, IN 43 Pompey Hill Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 43 Lysander Fire District, NY 43 Sale Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue, TN 43 Gallup Fire Department, NM 43 Fort Knox Fire and Emergency Service, KY 43 Long Beach Fire Department, MS 43 Georgetown City Fire Department, SC 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Montclair Fire Department have?

Montclair Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 16% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,339 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #251 of 721 by personnel.

Does Montclair Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Montclair Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Montclair Fire Department operate?

Montclair Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Montclair Fire Department?

Montclair Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving San Bernardino County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Montclair Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Montclair Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,511,142.8 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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