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Buxton Rural Fire Protection District

Buxton, ND · Traill County. Buxton Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Buxton Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Dakota average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
+14%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Buxton Rural Fire Protection District

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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Buxton Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Buxton, ND (Traill County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,116 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,116 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #122 of 249
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Traill County

Buxton Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 58% higher than 42% 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 49044 · Buxton Rural Fire Protection District, ND 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,116
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cloverdale Fire P…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cloverdale 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
Buxton, ND
FDID
49044

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Buxton Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #122 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,116 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster geometry

Traill County HIFLD mix around Buxton Rural Fire Protection District

Traill County: 7 departments, 189 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Hillsboro Fire Department
Hillsboro · volunteer
Mayville Fire Department
Mayville · volunteer
All ND departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Cloverdale Fire Protection District, CA 25 Sunset Volunteer Fire Department, LA 25 Hickory Corners and Community Fire Company, PA 25 Lower Augusta Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Sabula Volunteer Fire Department, IA 25 Elm Springs Fire Department, SD 25 Bodega Volunteer Fire Department, CA 25 Elba Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Buxton Rural Fire Protection District have?

Buxton Rural Fire Protection District has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,116 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #122 of 249 by personnel.

Does Buxton Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Buxton Rural Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Buxton Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Buxton Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Buxton Rural Fire Protection District?

Buxton Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Traill 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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