Department profile

Volunteer

Somers Volunteer Fire Department

Lakeside, MT · Flathead County. Somers Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Somers Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Montana average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+167%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Somers Volunteer 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 D
20 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
40 personnel · 2 stations

Somers Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lakeside, MT (Flathead County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,327 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,327 of 22,440
  • MT personnel rank #25 of 227
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Flathead County

Somers Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 07014 · Somers Volunteer Fire Department, MT 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,327
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Logan Township Un…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Logan Township United 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
Lakeside, MT
FDID
07014

Staffing vs the Montana average

How Somers Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #25 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,327 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 167% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
19
MT departments
416

County roster geometry

Flathead County HIFLD mix around Somers Volunteer Fire Department

Flathead County: 28 departments, 345 personnel (13 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 43% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Logan Township United Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Logan Township United Fire Department, PA 40 Essex Fells Fire Department, NJ 40 Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 Long Creek Grady Volunteer Fire Department, NC 40 Fishers Peak Volunteer Fire Department, CO 40 Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 40 Orange Grove Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NC 40 Efland Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Somers Volunteer Fire Department have?

Somers Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 167% above the Montana average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,327 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MT, it ranks #25 of 227 by personnel.

Does Somers Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Somers Volunteer 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 Somers Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Somers Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Somers Volunteer Fire Department?

Somers Volunteer 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.