Department profile

Volunteer

Smith Valley Fire Department

Kalispell, MT · Flathead County. Smith Valley Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Smith Valley Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Montana average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+60%
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
10/100
Smith Valley 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 F
12 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
24 personnel · 2 stations

Smith Valley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kalispell, MT (Flathead County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,772 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,772 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #112 of 227
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Flathead County

Smith Valley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 07013 · Smith Valley Fire Department, MT 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,772
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brookside Fire an…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brookside Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH (+ 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
Kalispell, MT
FDID
07013

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Smith Valley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #112 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,772 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster fringe

Smith Valley Fire Department is 7.0% of Flathead County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 345 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 43% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brookside Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Brookside Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 24 Hudsonville Fire Department, MI 24 Price City Fire Department, UT 24 Lesterville Fire and Rescue, SD 24 Livermore Fire Protection District, CO 24 Paris Fire Department, MO 24 Paris Rural Fire Protection District, MO 24 Jellico Fire Department, TN 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Smith Valley Fire Department have?

Smith Valley Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,772 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #112 of 227 by personnel.

Does Smith Valley Fire Department provide EMS services?

Smith Valley Fire Department 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 Smith Valley Fire Department operate?

Smith Valley Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Smith Valley Fire Department?

Smith Valley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Flathead 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.