Department profile

Volunteer

Opportunity Rural Fire District

Opportunity, MT · Deer Lodge County. Opportunity Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Opportunity Rural Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Montana average.

22nd pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Montana average
2
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
8/100
Opportunity Rural 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
10 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
20 personnel · 2 stations

Opportunity Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Opportunity, MT (Deer Lodge County), with 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,465 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,465 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #150 of 227
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Deer Lodge County

Opportunity Rural Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 78% higher than 22% 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 30011 · Opportunity Rural Fire District, MT 20 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,465
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gulf Park Estates…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gulf Park Estates Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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 MT department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Opportunity, MT
FDID
30011

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Opportunity Rural Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #150 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,465 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster geometry

Deer Lodge County HIFLD mix around Opportunity Rural Fire District

Deer Lodge County: 6 departments, 82 personnel (3 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% of departments. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gulf Park Estates Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Gulf Park Estates Volunteer Fire Department, MS 20 Pleasant City Volunteer Fire Department, OH 20 Graysville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 20 Cambridge Fire Department, OH 20 Center Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 20 Flasher Fire Protection District, ND 20 Errol Fire Department, NH 20 Bell Town Volunteer Fire Department, SC 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Opportunity Rural Fire District have?

Opportunity Rural Fire District has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,465 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #150 of 227 by personnel.

Does Opportunity Rural Fire District provide EMS services?

Opportunity Rural 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 Opportunity Rural Fire District operate?

Opportunity Rural Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Opportunity Rural Fire District?

Opportunity Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Deer Lodge County, MT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Montana?

Montana has 416 fire departments with 6,294 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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