Department profile

Volunteer

Austin Fire Department

Austin, MN · Mower County. Austin Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Austin Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Minnesota average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+67%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$206,777
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
52/100
Austin 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 B
35 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$5,908 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Austin Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Austin, MN (Mower County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,592 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $206,777.

  • National personnel rank #7,592 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #96 of 614
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Mower County

Austin Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 50202 · Austin Fire Department, MN 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,592
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Damascus Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $207K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Damascus Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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 MN department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Austin, MN
FDID
50202

FEMA Grant History

$207K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO01672 $206,777

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Austin Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #96 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,592 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Mower County HIFLD mix around Austin Fire Department

Mower County: 9 departments, 191 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 56% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Damascus Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Damascus Volunteer Fire Department, OH 35 Struthers Fire Department, OH 35 Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department, NY 35 Liverpool Volunteer Fire Company / Liverpool Ambulance Association, PA 35 Colfax Fire Department, IA 35 Monticello Placita Volunteer Fire Department, NM 35 Savona Volunteer Fire Department, NY 35 Sebastopol Fire Department, CA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Austin Fire Department have?

Austin Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,592 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #96 of 614 by personnel.

Does Austin Fire Department provide EMS services?

Austin Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Austin Fire Department operate?

Austin Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Austin Fire Department?

Austin Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mower County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Austin Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Austin Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $206,777 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 883 fire departments with 18,231 total personnel. 68% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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