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Cando Fire Department

Cando, ND · Towner County. Cando Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 10 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.

10
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cando Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the North Dakota average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-55%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Cando 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
10 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
10 personnel · 1 station

Cando Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cando, ND (Towner County), with 1 station and 10 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,842 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,842 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #246 of 249
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Towner County

Cando Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

10 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 48047 · Cando Fire Department, ND 10 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 10
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,842
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ottawa Hills Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department, OH (+ 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
Cando, ND
FDID
48047

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Cando Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #246 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,842 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 55% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster weight

Cando Fire Department carries 34.5% of Towner County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (29 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 10 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bisbee Fire Department
Bisbee · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 10 personnel

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

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department, OH 10 Garyville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 10 Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, IA 10 Clyde Park City Fire Department, MT 10 Sims Volunteer Fire Department, AR 10 Healdsburg Fire Department, CA 10 Gates Fire Department, TN 10 Valley Ford Volunteer Fire Department, CA 10

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cando Fire Department have?

Cando Fire Department has 10 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 55% below the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,842 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #246 of 249 by personnel.

Does Cando Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cando Fire Department operate?

Cando Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cando Fire Department?

Cando Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Towner 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.

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