County profile

St Louis County, MN 78 departments

78 HIFLD departments in St Louis County, Minnesota - coverage desk and roster table below.

78 departments · #2 of 87 in-state

St Louis County, MN is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 78 departments (3 career / 46 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 1,199 personnel, #2 of 87 in-state.

  • Personnel rank #2 of 87 in Minnesota
  • 6.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11% of roster in Duluth Fire Department
  • 52 of 78 depts provide EMS
  • 78 of 883 Minnesota departments statewide
78
Departments
1,199
Total Personnel
#2 of 87
In-state by personnel
46
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in St Louis County

All fire departments in St Louis County, MN with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
148th Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod
Duluth · EMS
 other -
Alborn Fire Department
Alborn
 volunteer 19
Arrowhead Fire Department
Brookston · EMS
 volunteer 14
Aurora Fire Department
Aurora
 volunteer 25
Babbitt Volunteer Fire Department
Babbitt · EMS
 volunteer 35
Biwabik Township Volunteer Fire Department
Gilbert
 volunteer 18
Biwabik Volunteer Fire Department
Biwabik · EMS
 volunteer 22
Bois Forte Volunteer Fire Department
Orr
 volunteer 14
Breitung Fire Department
Soudan · EMS
 volunteer 21
Brimson Area Volunteer Fire Department
Brimson · EMS
 volunteer 14
Buhl Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department
Buhl · EMS
 volunteer 18
Buyck Volunteer Fire Department
Buyck · EMS
 volunteer 16
Canosia Volunteer Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 volunteer 18
Central Lakes Fire Department and Community Organization
Eveleth
 volunteer 21
Cherry Township Fire Department
Iron · EMS
 other -
Chisholm Volunteer Fire Department
Chisholm · EMS
 volunteer 30
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport Fire Department
Hibbing
 other -
Clifton Fire Department
Two Harbors · EMS
 other -
Clifton Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 other 20
Clinton Volunteer Fire Department
Iron · EMS
 other -
Colvin Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated
Makinen
 volunteer 15
Cook Fire Department / Cook Ambulance Service
Cook · EMS
 other -
Cotton Volunteer Fire Department
Cotton · EMS
 volunteer 26
Crane Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Crane Lake · EMS
 volunteer 16
Culver Fire Department
Brookston
 other -
Duluth Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 career 134
Eagles Nest Volunteer Fire Department
Ely · EMS
 volunteer 16
East Brevator Fire Department
Cloquet
 volunteer 20
Ellsburg Volunteer Fire Department
Cotton
 other -
Ellsburg Volunteer Fire Department - West Beth Hall
Cotton
 volunteer 15
Elmer Volunteer Fire Department
Meadowlands · EMS
 other -
Ely Fire Department
Ely
 volunteer 31
Embarrass Region Volunteer Fire Department
Embarrass · EMS
 volunteer 17
Eveleth Fire Department
Eveleth · EMS
 volunteer 25
Evergreen Fire Department
Britt · EMS
 other -
Fayal Fire Department
Eveleth · EMS
 volunteer 25
Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department
Floodwood · EMS
 volunteer 24
Fredenberg Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 volunteer 17
French Township Volunteer Fire Department
Side Lake · EMS
 volunteer 32
Gilbert Fire Department
Gilbert
 other -
Gnesen Volunteer Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 other -
Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Saginaw · EMS
 volunteer 27
Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 other -
Greenwood Township Volunteer Fire Department
Tower · EMS
 volunteer 25
Hermantown Volunteer Fire Department
Hermantown · EMS
 volunteer 32
Hibbing Fire Department
Hibbing · EMS
 career 54
Hoyt Lakes Fire Department
Hoyt Lakes · EMS
 volunteer 25
Industrial Volunteer Fire Department
Saginaw
 volunteer 23
Kabetogama Fire Department
Ray · EMS
 volunteer 16
Kelsey Volunteer Fire Department
Kelsey
 other -
Kinney-Great Scott Fire Department
Britt · EMS
 other -
Kinney-Great Scott Fire Department
Kinney · EMS
 volunteer 20
Lakeland Volunteer Fire Department
Gilbert · EMS
 other -
Lakewood Township Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 other -
Makinen Fire Department
Makinen
 other -
McDavitt Fire Department
Zim · EMS
 volunteer 21
McKinley Volunteer Fire Department
Gilbert · EMS
 other -
Meadowlands Area Volunteer Fire Department
Meadowlands · EMS
 volunteer 13
Morse Fire Department
Ely
 volunteer 32
Mountain Iron Volunteer Fire Department
Mountain Iron
 other -
Normanna Volunteer Fire Department
Duluth
 volunteer 11
Normanna Volunteer Fire Department Fire Hall 2
Duluth
 other -
North Star Township Fire Department
Duluth
 volunteer 20
Northland Fire Department
Canyon
 volunteer 14
Orr Volunteer Fire Department
Orr · EMS
 other -
Palo Regional Volunteer Fire Department
Aurora · EMS
 other -
Pequaywan Lake Area Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 volunteer 16
Pike-Sandy-Britt Regional Volunteer Fire Department - Britt
Britt · EMS
 other -
Pike-Sandy-Britt Regional Volunteer Fire Department - Pike
Embarrass · EMS
 other -
Proctor Fire Department
Proctor
 volunteer 22
Rice Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Duluth · EMS
 volunteer 41
Silica Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders
Hibbing · EMS
 other -
Solway Township Volunteer Fire Department
Cloquet · EMS
 volunteer 20
Toivola Volunteer Fire Department
Toivola
 volunteer 15
Tower Fire Department / Tower Ambulance Service
Tower · EMS
 other -
Vermillion Lake Fire Department
Tower
 volunteer 13
Virginia Fire Department
Virginia · EMS
 career 21
West Brevator Fire Department
Cloquet
 other -

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (78 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 3 career, 46 volunteer, 0 combination (59% volunteer).

6.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (73 stations / 1,199 roster).

Largest book: Duluth Fire Department holds 11% of county personnel (134 of 1,199).

Photo-finish peer: Lucas County, OH (-4 personnel).

Minnesota breadth context

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

How many fire departments are in St Louis County, MN? ▼

St Louis County, MN has 78 fire departments with available federal data. 3 career, 46 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #2 of 87 among Minnesota counties with at least one listed department.

Are St Louis County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 46 of 78 departments (59%) in St Louis County are volunteer.

How many firefighters serve St Louis County? ▼

St Louis County has 1,199 total fire department personnel across 78 departments. The average per department is 15, which is 29% below the Minnesota average.

Does St Louis County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 58 departments in St Louis County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Lucas County, OH 1,195 pers Ontario County, NY 1,194 pers Beaver County, PA 1,205 pers Wayne County, NY 1,191 pers Monmouth County, NJ 87 depts San Diego County, CA 83 depts Fairfield County, CT 82 depts Lancaster County, PA 81 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in St Louis, MN Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in St Louis, MN Top 5 1. Duluth Fire Department 134 personnel 2. Hibbing Fire Department 54 personnel 3. Rice Lake Volunteer Fire Department 41 personnel 4. Babbitt Volunteer Fire Department 35 personnel 5. French Township Volunteer Fire Department 32 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 St Louis County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.