Department profile
VolunteerEMS ProviderWest Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Quick Response Unit
Darby, MT · Ravalli County. West Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Quick Response Unit is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.
- 20
- Total personnel
- 1
- Stations
- Not reported
- Fire trucks
- Yes
- EMS service
The verdict
West Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Quick Response Unit pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Montana average.
- 21st pct.
- national personnel size
- +33%
- 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.
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.
West Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Quick Response Unit is a Volunteer department serving Darby, MT (Ravalli County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,805 of 22,440.
- National personnel rank #17,805 of 22,440
- MT personnel rank #154 of 227
- 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
- EMS provider (HIFLD)
- 12 other listed departments in Ravalli County
West Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Quick Response Unit vs. the national personnel distribution
Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department
20 Top 79% higher than 21% 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 13012 · West Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Quick Response Unit, MT 20 personnel · 1 station
PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL
- PERS-SMALL 20
- STA-1 1 station
- TYPE-VOL Volunteer
- EMS-Y EMS on file
- RANK-LOWER #17,805
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pansy Volunteer
- FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
- BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields
Nearest personnel peer: Pansy Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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.
- West Fork Volunte… (this dept) 20
- High Chaparral Volunte…, NM 20
- Near Pansy Volunteer, AR 20
- Near Arena, NY 20
- Near Clay County Volun…, MS 20
Department Profile
- Type
- VOLUNTEER
- Location
- Darby, MT
- County
- Ravalli County
- FDID
- 13012
Staffing vs the Montana average
How West Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Quick Response Unit's personnel count compares to the typical department in Montana. In-state it ranks #154 of 227 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,805 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.
- Stations
- 1
- State fire deaths/yr
- 19
- MT departments
- 416
County roster geometry
Ravalli County HIFLD mix around West Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Quick Response Unit
Ravalli County: 14 departments, 180 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 43% of departments. County / state rollup.
5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).
Photo-finish peer: Pansy Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).
No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).
Nearby Departments
Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel
Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MT department.