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Montrose Fire Department

Montrose, MN · Wright County. Montrose Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Montrose Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+29%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$169,164
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
43/100
Montrose 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
27 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
$6,265 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Montrose Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Montrose, MN (Wright County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,184 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $169,164.

  • National personnel rank #12,184 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #222 of 614
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Wright County

Montrose Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 86110 · Montrose Fire Department, MN 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,184
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maxwell Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $169K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maxwell Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+ 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 MN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Montrose, MN
FDID
86110

FEMA Grant History

$169K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-02228 $169,163.8

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Montrose Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #222 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,184 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Montrose Fire Department is 6.8% of Wright County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 399 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maxwell Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Maxwell Volunteer Fire Department, IA 27 North Manchester Fire Department, IN 27 Hull City Fire Department, IA 27 City of Clinton Fire Department, IN 27 Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN 27 Drakesboro Volunteer Fire Department, KY 27 Ossian Volunteer Fire Department, IN 27 Lacona Fire and Rescue, IA 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Montrose Fire Department have?

Montrose Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,184 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #222 of 614 by personnel.

Does Montrose Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Montrose Fire Department operate?

Montrose Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Montrose Fire Department?

Montrose Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wright County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Montrose Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Montrose Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $169,163.8 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 883 fire departments with 18,231 total personnel. 68% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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