Department profile

Volunteer

Montgomery County Fire District

Mount Sterling, KY · Montgomery County. Montgomery County Fire District is a Volunteer department, 7 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
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Montgomery County Fire District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+281%
vs. Kentucky average
7
stations

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
10/100
Montgomery County 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 F
11.4 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
80 personnel · 7 stations

Montgomery County Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Mount Sterling, KY (Montgomery County), with 7 stations and 80 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,496 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,496 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #18 of 606
  • 8.75 stations per 100 personnel
  • 0 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Montgomery County 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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 87455 · Montgomery County Fire District, KY 80 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 80
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,496
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Millington
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Millington Fire Department, TN (+ 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 KY department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Mount Sterling, KY
FDID
87455

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Montgomery County Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #18 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,496 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 281% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Montgomery County Fire District carries 100.0% of Montgomery County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (80 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.75 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 80 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Millington Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nationwide volunteer peers near 80 personnel

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

Millington Fire Department, TN 80 Putnam County Fire Department, TN 80 Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department, WI 80 Delavan Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 80 Arbor Vitae Volunteer Fire Department, WI 80 Chappaqua Fire Department, NY 80 Macedon Fire Department, NY 80 Goodyear Hose Company, PA 80

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Montgomery County Fire District have?

Montgomery County Fire District has 80 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 281% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,496 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #18 of 606 by personnel.

Does Montgomery County Fire District provide EMS services?

Montgomery County 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 Montgomery County Fire District operate?

Montgomery County Fire District operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Montgomery County Fire District?

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

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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