Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Monticello Fire Department

Monticello, IN · White County. Monticello Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Monticello Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Indiana average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+61%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$283,376
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
58/100
Monticello 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 B
37 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 D
$7,659 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Monticello Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Monticello, IN (White County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,082 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $283,376.

  • National personnel rank #7,082 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #132 of 589
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in White County

Monticello Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 91006 · Monticello Fire Department, IN 37 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,082
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $283K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greenville Fire Department, KY (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Monticello, IN
FDID
91006

FEMA Grant History

$283K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-18782 $283,376

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Monticello Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #132 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,082 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 61% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Monticello Fire Department carries 29.1% of White County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (127 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 56% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greenville Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Burnettsville Volunteer Fire Department
Burnettsville · volunteer
Idaville Volunteer Fire Department
Idaville · volunteer
Monon Fire Department
Monon · other
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Nationwide career peers near 37 personnel

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

Greenville Fire Department, KY 37 Rossford Fire and Rescue Department, OH 37 Edmonton Volunteer Fire and Rescue, KY 37 Sergeant Bluff Fire and Rescue, IA 37 Brookfield Township Fire Department, OH 37 City of Oakwood Public Safety Department, OH 37 City of Tulare Fire Department, CA 37 North Ridgeville Fire Department, OH 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monticello Fire Department have?

Monticello Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 61% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,082 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #132 of 589 by personnel.

Does Monticello Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Monticello Fire Department operate?

Monticello Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Monticello Fire Department?

Monticello Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving White County, IN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Monticello Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Monticello Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $283,376 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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