Department profile

Volunteer

Saint Marie Rural Fire District

Saint Marie, MT · Valley County. Saint Marie Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 5 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

5
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Marie Rural Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Montana average.

0th pct.
national personnel size
-67%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
4/100
Saint Marie 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
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
5 personnel · 1 station

Saint Marie Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Saint Marie, MT (Valley County), with 1 station and 5 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,390 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,390 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #227 of 227
  • 20.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Valley County

Saint Marie Rural Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

5 Top 100% in the bottom 1% 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 20005 · Saint Marie Rural Fire District, MT 5 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 5
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #22,390
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stones Bengard Co…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stones Bengard Community Services District, CA (+ 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
Saint Marie, MT
FDID
20005

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Saint Marie Rural Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #227 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,390 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 67% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster geometry

Valley County HIFLD mix around Saint Marie Rural Fire District

Valley County: 9 departments, 33 personnel (2 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 11% of departments. County / state rollup.

20.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 5 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stones Bengard Community Services District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Opheim Volunteer Fire Department
Opheim · volunteer
All MT departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 5 personnel

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

Stones Bengard Community Services District, CA 5 Robie Creek Volunteer Fire Department, ID 5 Moundsville Fire Department, WV 5 Sioux-Yellowstone Rural Fire Protection District, ND 5 Ruby Volunteer Fire Department, AK 5 Wild Horse Mesa Volunteer Fire Department, CO 5 Blanca Volunteer Fire Department, CO 5 Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CT 5

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Marie Rural Fire District have?

Saint Marie Rural Fire District has 5 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% below the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,390 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #227 of 227 by personnel.

Does Saint Marie Rural Fire District provide EMS services?

Saint Marie 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 Saint Marie Rural Fire District operate?

Saint Marie Rural Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Saint Marie Rural Fire District?

Saint Marie Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Valley 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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