Response times
- Our response times for Chief Officers are good. Dispatch does not track engine in-route and on-scene times; however, I can tell out-the-door times during daytime hours are taking a little longer. This is true of most volunteer departments across the state. We do better than most I would say because of our number of members and their dedication but there is a need for improvement.
- Staffing 2 Firefighter/EMTs would ensure daytime EMS response and greatly reduce fire call response times. Instead of waiting for 4 members to roll an engine, we would only be waiting for 2.
- This would roughly cut our response time in half. That equates to less loss of property and life and safer working conditions for responders.
Firefighter/EMT Burnout
- We have 11 members that have answered over 100 calls.
- We have 4 that have answered over 150 calls.
- We have 3 members that have answered over 200 calls.
- We are averaging roughly 10,000 hours per year of service, training, special events, and project work from our members. That is 27.5 hrs. per day 7 days per week our members volunteer. This does not include my paid time here. We are at the point where we need to hire help to take the workload off the volunteers.
Current Budget
Current Levy's and State Income
Current Levy's and State Income
Current Levy's and State Income
- Operating Levy - $268,114.00
- State License tax - $39,634.00
- Capital Improvements Levy - $227,640.00
Total Income - $535,388.00
24/25 Current Tax-based Revenue vs Expenditures
Current Levy's and State Income
Current Levy's and State Income
- Operating Levy Income - $268,114.00
- State Subsidy - $39,634.00
- Total - $307,748.00 Expenses - $312,170.00
- Capital Levy Income- $227,640.00
- Total Expense - $218,865.00
Comparison's
Disclaimer: These numbers may not be exact and are derived from personal contact or public information sites.
ISO: International Organization for Standardization. ISO is the rating system insurance companies use to help determine rates. Fire Departments are rated on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 being the best and 10 being the worst. There are very few volunteer or combination departments in Montana that have a class 3 rating.
Having a class 3 rating is categorized in the top 10% in the nation
- Columbus Fire - 1003 calls with 11 full-time employees. ISO 4
- Anaconda Fire - 1290 calls with 11 full-time employees. ISO 4
- Seeley Lake Fire - 183 calls with 3 full-time employees. ISO 7
- Polson Rural - 267 calls with 1 full-time employee. ISO 4
- Polson City - 418 calls with 3 full-time employees. ISO 4
- Missoula Rural - 4500 calls with 62 full-time employees. ISO 4
- Frenchtown Fire - 840 calls with 8 full-time employees. ISO 5
- Columbia Falls - 426 calls with 7 full-time employees. ISO 5
- Bigfork Fire - 1150 calls with 9 full-time employees. ISO 4
- Dillon Fire - 170 calls with 1 full-time employee. ISO 4
- Lewistown Fire - 1185 calls with 11 full-time employees. ISO 5
- Havre City Fire - 1475 calls with 17 full-time employees. ISO 5
- Hebgen Basin - 600 calls with 10 full-time employees. ISO 4
- Corvallis Fire - 644 calls with 1 full-time employee. ISO 3
Responding CRFD Assets to a Structure Fire
Corvallis Fire responds to a structure fire with $1,862,550.00 in apparatus, equipment, and gear.
Apparatus with equipment - $1,525,550.00
Personnel with B/A & gear - $220,000.00
Command Staff with gear - $117,000.00
Corvallis Rural fire district assets
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