County profile

Itasca County, MN 19 departments

19 HIFLD departments in Itasca County, Minnesota - coverage desk and roster table below.

19 departments · #14 of 87 in-state

Itasca County, MN is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 19 departments (0 career / 12 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 270 personnel, #14 of 87 in-state.

  • Personnel rank #14 of 87 in Minnesota
  • 5.19 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19% of roster in Cohasset Fire and Rescue
  • 4 of 19 depts provide EMS
  • 19 of 883 Minnesota departments statewide
19
Departments
270
Total Personnel
#14 of 87
In-state by personnel
12
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Itasca County

All fire departments in Itasca County, MN with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Balsam Volunteer Fire Department
Bovey
other -
Bearville Township Fire Department
Cook
other -
Bigfork Fire Department
Bigfork
volunteer 20
Bovey Fire Department
Bovey
volunteer 17
Calumet Fire Department
Calumet · EMS
volunteer 20
Cohasset Fire and Rescue
Cohasset
volunteer 50
Coleraine Fire Department
Coleraine
volunteer 20
Deer River Fire Department
Deer River
volunteer 24
Goodland Fire Department
Goodland
other -
Grand Rapids Fire Department - North Side Station
Grand Rapids
volunteer 27
Grand Rapids Fire Department - South Side Station
Grand Rapids
other -
Keewatin Fire Department
Keewatin
volunteer 17
Marble Fire Department
Marble
volunteer 20
Minnesota Interagency Fire Center
Grand Rapids
other -
Nashwauk Fire Department
Nashwauk · EMS
volunteer 20
Squaw Lake Fire Department
Squaw Lake · EMS
volunteer 18
Taconite Fire Department
Bovey
other -
Taconite Fire Department
Taconite
other -
Warba-Feeley-Sago Fire Department
Warba · EMS
volunteer 17

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (19 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 0 career, 12 volunteer, 0 combination (63% volunteer).

5.19 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (14 stations / 270 roster).

Largest book: Cohasset Fire and Rescue holds 19% of county personnel (50 of 270).

Photo-finish peer: Woodford County, IL (+0 personnel).

Minnesota breadth context

State departments
883
Annual fires
28,000
Volunteer %
68%
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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Itasca County, MN?

Itasca County, MN has 19 fire departments with available federal data. 12 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #14 of 87 among Minnesota counties with at least one listed department.

Are Itasca County fire departments mostly volunteer?

Yes, 12 of 19 departments (63%) in Itasca County are volunteer.

How many firefighters serve Itasca County?

Itasca County has 270 total fire department personnel across 19 departments. The average per department is 14, which is 33% below the Minnesota average.

Does Itasca County have EMS coverage?

Yes - 4 departments in Itasca County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Itasca, MN Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Itasca, MN Top 5 1. Cohasset Fire and Rescue 50 personnel 2. Grand Rapids Fire Department - North Side S… 27 personnel 3. Deer River Fire Department 24 personnel 4. Bigfork Fire Department 20 personnel 5. Calumet Fire Department 20 personnel Top 5 fire departments by total personnel in this county.Source: U.S. Fire Administration NFDR.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Itasca County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.