Department profile

Volunteer

Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department

Beaver Bay, MN · Lake County. Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Minnesota average.

5th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. Minnesota 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Beaver Bay Volunteer 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 F
12 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
12 personnel · 1 station

Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Beaver Bay, MN (Lake County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,282 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,282 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #601 of 614
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Lake County

Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 38101 · Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department, MN 12 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,282
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clover Bend Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clover Bend Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Beaver Bay, MN
FDID
38101

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #601 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,282 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Lake County HIFLD mix around Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department

Lake County: 4 departments, 53 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clover Bend Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department
Silver Bay · volunteer
Two Harbors Volunteer Fire Department
Two Harbors · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

Clover Bend Volunteer Fire Department, AR 12 Mountain Park Volunteer Fire Department, OK 12 Bagley Volunteer Fire Department, IA 12 Yale First Responders and Volunteer Fire Department, IA 12 City of Fort Yukon Volunteer Fire Department, AK 12 Grady Fire Department, AR 12 Shady Point Fire Department, OK 12 Wister Fire Department, OK 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department have?

Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,282 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #601 of 614 by personnel.

Does Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Beaver Bay Volunteer 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 Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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