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Belview Fire Department

Belview, MN · Redwood County. Belview 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

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

37th pct.
national personnel size
+14%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Belview 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

Belview Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Belview, MN (Redwood 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 #14,237 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,237 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #344 of 614
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Redwood County

Belview 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 64101 · Belview Fire Department, MN 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 #14,237
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waldron Rural Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Waldron Rural 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
Belview, MN
FDID
64101

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Belview Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #344 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,237 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Belview Fire Department is 5.3% of Redwood County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 452 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 54% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

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

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

Nearby Departments

Lucan Fire Department
Lucan · volunteer
Redwood Falls Fire Department
Redwood Falls · volunteer
Sanborn Fire Department
Sanborn · volunteer
Seaforth Fire Department
Seaforth · 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 MN department.

Waldron Rural Volunteer Fire Department, AR 24 South Mountain Fire Department, AR 24 Carbon Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Denbo-Vesta Six Volunteer Fire Company, PA 24 Tecumseh Fire Department, OK 24 McLoud Fire Department, OK 24 Tri-Community Fire Department, KY 24 Foyil Fire Protection District, OK 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Belview Fire Department have?

Belview Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,237 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #344 of 614 by personnel.

Does Belview Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Belview Fire Department operate?

Belview Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Belview Fire Department?

Belview Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Redwood 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.

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