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Bottineau Fire Department

Bottineau, ND · Bottineau County. Bottineau Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bottineau Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the North Dakota average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+27%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Bottineau 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
28 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
28 personnel · 1 station

Bottineau Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bottineau, ND (Bottineau County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,356 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,356 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #97 of 249
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Bottineau County

Bottineau Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 05031 · Bottineau Fire Department, ND 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,356
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Murphys Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Murphys Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
Bottineau, ND
FDID
05031

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Bottineau Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #97 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,356 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 27% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster geometry

Bottineau County HIFLD mix around Bottineau Fire Department

Bottineau County: 10 departments, 152 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Murphys Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Antler Fire Department
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Lansford Fire Protection District
Lansford · volunteer
Maxbass Fire Protection District
Maxbass · volunteer
Westhope Fire Protection District
Westhope · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Murphys Fire Protection District, CA 28 Marksville Fire Department, LA 28 San Andreas Fire Protection District, CA 28 Cave City Volunteer Fire Department, KY 28 City of DE Soto Fire and Rescue, MO 28 Valley Springs Fire Department, AR 28 Asbury Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Harmon Fire Department, AR 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bottineau Fire Department have?

Bottineau Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,356 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #97 of 249 by personnel.

Does Bottineau Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bottineau Fire Department operate?

Bottineau Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bottineau Fire Department?

Bottineau Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bottineau 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.

Related guides

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