Department profile

Volunteer

Roosevelt County Fire Department

Wolf Point, MT · Roosevelt County. Roosevelt County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Roosevelt County Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Montana average.

27th pct.
national personnel size
+40%
vs. Montana average
1
station

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
42/100
Roosevelt County 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
21 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
21 personnel · 1 station

Roosevelt County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wolf Point, MT (Roosevelt County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,484 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,484 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #132 of 227
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Roosevelt County

Roosevelt County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 17099 · Roosevelt County Fire Department, MT 21 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #16,484
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shinnston Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Shinnston Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Wolf Point, MT
FDID
17099

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Roosevelt County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #132 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,484 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster geometry

Roosevelt County HIFLD mix around Roosevelt County Fire Department

Roosevelt County: 7 departments, 103 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Shinnston Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bainville Rural Fire District
Bainville · volunteer
Froid Volunteer Fire Department
Froid · volunteer
Poplar Volunteer Fire Department
Poplar · volunteer
Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department
Wolf Point · volunteer
All MT departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Shinnston Volunteer Fire Department, WV 21 Geddes Volunteer Fire Department, SD 21 Floyd Dale Fire and Rescue, SC 21 Shirley Fire Department, MA 21 Alva Fire Department, FL 21 Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, WI 21 Solon Springs Volunteer Fire Department, WI 21 Deerwood Volunteer Fire Department, MN 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Roosevelt County Fire Department have?

Roosevelt County Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,484 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #132 of 227 by personnel.

Does Roosevelt County Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Roosevelt County Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Roosevelt County Fire Department operate?

Roosevelt County Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Roosevelt County Fire Department?

Roosevelt County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Roosevelt 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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