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Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station

Malta, MT · Phillips County. Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station is a Volunteer department, 8 stations and 100 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

100
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Montana average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+567%
vs. Montana average
8
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
12/100
Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station

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
12.5 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
100 personnel · 8 stations

Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station is a Volunteer department serving Malta, MT (Phillips County), with 8 stations and 100 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #954 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #954 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #4 of 227
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Phillips County

Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

100 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 11004 · Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station, MT 100 personnel · 8 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 100
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #954
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nanty Glo
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Nanty Glo Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Malta, MT
FDID
11004

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #4 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #954 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 567% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster weight

Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station carries 100.0% of Phillips County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (100 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 100 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Nanty Glo Fire Department, PA (+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 100 personnel

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

Nanty Glo Fire Department, PA 100 Crook County Volunteer Fire Department, WY 100 Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, MD 100 Level Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 100 Atlantic Highlands Fire Department and First Aid Squad, NJ 100 Lake of the Woods Fire and Rescue, VA 100 Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 100 Wharton Fire Department, NJ 100

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station have?

Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station has 100 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 567% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #954 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #4 of 227 by personnel.

Does Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station provide EMS services?

Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station 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 Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station operate?

Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station?

Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Malta Station is a Volunteer department serving Phillips 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.