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Carrington Rural Fire Department

Carrington, ND · Foster County. Carrington Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Carrington Rural Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the North Dakota average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+82%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Carrington Rural 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 A
40 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
40 personnel · 1 station

Carrington Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Carrington, ND (Foster County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,917 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,917 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #33 of 249
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Foster County

Carrington Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 16050 · Carrington Rural Fire Department, ND 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,917
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Summit Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Summit Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Carrington, ND
FDID
16050

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Carrington Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #33 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,917 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 82% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster weight

Carrington Rural Fire Department carries 41.2% of Foster County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (97 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Summit Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Glenfield Fire Department
Glenfield · volunteer
McHenry Rural Fire Department
Mchenry · volunteer
All ND departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Summit Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station, AR 40 Prospect Park Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 Callensburg-Licking Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 Torrington Volunteer Fire Department, WY 40 Saint Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 Jesup Fire Department, GA 40 Clear Lake Fire Department, IA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carrington Rural Fire Department have?

Carrington Rural Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 82% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,917 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #33 of 249 by personnel.

Does Carrington Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Carrington Rural Fire Department operate?

Carrington Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Carrington Rural Fire Department?

Carrington Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Foster 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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