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VolunteerEMS Provider

Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department

Ashley, ND · Mcintosh County. Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Dakota average.

37th pct.
national personnel size
+9%
vs. North Dakota 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural 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 C
24 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 1 station

Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ashley, ND (Mcintosh County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,218 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,218 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #149 of 249
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Mcintosh County

Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 26016 · Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department, ND 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,218
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Princeton Fire Te…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Princeton Fire Territory Fire, IN (+ 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 ND department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ashley, ND
FDID
26016

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #149 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,218 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster geometry

Mcintosh County HIFLD mix around Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department

Mcintosh County: 4 departments, 114 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Princeton Fire Territory Fire, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Zeeland Fire Protection District
Zeeland · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Princeton Fire Territory Fire, IN 24 White River-Hazleton Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24 Valier Volunteer Fire Department, MT 24 Fountain Lake Fire Department, AR 24 Hurley Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Paradise Fire Protection District, CA 24 Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department have?

Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,218 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #149 of 249 by personnel.

Does Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department operate?

Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department?

Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mcintosh County, ND. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in North Dakota?

North Dakota has 338 fire departments with 7,271 total personnel. 72% are volunteer departments.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.