Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Paradise Valley Fire Service Area

Pray, MT · Park County. Paradise Valley Fire Service Area 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

Paradise Valley Fire Service Area pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Montana average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
+80%
vs. Montana average
1
station
$279,013
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
52/100
Paradise Valley Fire Service Area

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 C
$10,334 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Paradise Valley Fire Service Area is a Volunteer department serving Pray, MT (Park 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 #12,231 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $279,013.

  • National personnel rank #12,231 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #86 of 227
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Park County

Paradise Valley Fire Service Area vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 49016 · Paradise Valley Fire Service Area, MT 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 #12,231
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Utah County
  • FEMA-LIGHT $279K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Utah County Fire Department, UT (+ 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
Pray, MT
FDID
49016

FEMA Grant History

$279K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FF00397 $279,013

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

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Paradise Valley Fire Service Area's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #86 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,231 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 80% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster geometry

Park County HIFLD mix around Paradise Valley Fire Service Area

Park County: 8 departments, 133 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Utah County Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Clyde Park City Fire Department
Clyde Park · volunteer
Cooke City Fire Department
Cooke City · volunteer
Gateway Hose Company
Gardiner · volunteer
Livingston Fire and Rescue
Livingston · career
Wilsall Volunteer Fire Department
Wilsall · volunteer
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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 MT department.

Utah County Fire Department, UT 27 Sulphur Laverna Volunteer Fire Department, AR 27 Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - Pojoaque District, NM 27 Hull Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department, KY 27 Tiptonville Fire Department, TN 27 Osceola Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Clayton Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Paradise Valley Fire Service Area have?

Paradise Valley Fire Service Area has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 80% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,231 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #86 of 227 by personnel.

Does Paradise Valley Fire Service Area provide EMS services?

Yes, Paradise Valley Fire Service Area provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Paradise Valley Fire Service Area operate?

Paradise Valley Fire Service Area operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Paradise Valley Fire Service Area?

Paradise Valley Fire Service Area is a Volunteer department serving Park County, MT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Paradise Valley Fire Service Area received federal grants?

Yes, Paradise Valley Fire Service Area has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $279,013 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in Montana?

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