Department profile

Volunteer

Beardsley Fire Department

Beardsley, MN · Big Stone County. Beardsley Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Beardsley Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$222,190
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
42/100
Beardsley 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 D
20 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 C
$11,110 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

Beardsley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Beardsley, MN (Big Stone County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,698 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $222,190.

  • National personnel rank #16,698 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #454 of 614
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Big Stone County

Beardsley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 06101 · Beardsley Fire Department, MN 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,698
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ County Line Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $222K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: County Line Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Beardsley, MN
FDID
06101

FEMA Grant History

$222K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00697 $222,190.47

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Beardsley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #454 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,698 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Big Stone County HIFLD mix around Beardsley Fire Department

Big Stone County: 6 departments, 81 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: County Line Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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Odessa Fire Department
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Ortonville Fire Department
Ortonville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

County Line Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 Holton Township Fire Department, MI 20 Ethel Volunteer Fire Department, MO 20 Renfroe Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 Ravenna Area Fire Department, MI 20 Dalton Township Fire Department, MI 20 Friendship Fire Company, PA 20 Fort Ellis Fire Service Area, MT 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beardsley Fire Department have?

Beardsley Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,698 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #454 of 614 by personnel.

Does Beardsley Fire Department provide EMS services?

Beardsley 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 Beardsley Fire Department operate?

Beardsley Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Beardsley Fire Department?

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

Has Beardsley Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Beardsley Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $222,190.47 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

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

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