Department profile

Volunteer

Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department

Osage, MN · Becker County. Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

31st pct.
national personnel size
+5%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$306,000
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
49/100
Carsonville Volunteer 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
22 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$13,909 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 1 station

Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Osage, MN (Becker County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,493 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $306,000.

  • National personnel rank #15,493 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #398 of 614
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Becker County

Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 03108 · Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department, MN 22 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,493
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wharton-Barrett V…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $306K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wharton-Barrett Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Osage, MN
FDID
03108

FEMA Grant History

$306K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-01217 $306,000

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #398 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,493 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Becker County HIFLD mix around Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department

Becker County: 10 departments, 175 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 20% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wharton-Barrett Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Wharton-Barrett Volunteer Fire Department, WV 22 Hancock Fire Department, MI 22 Egypt Volunteer Fire Department, AL 22 McCullough Volunteer Fire Department, AL 22 Clinch County Fire Department, GA 22 Portage Fire and Rescue, UT 22 Harbor Beach Fire Department, MI 22 Elizabethtown Fire and Rescue, IN 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,493 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #398 of 614 by personnel.

Does Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department?

Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Becker County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Carsonville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $306,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 883 fire departments with 18,231 total personnel. 68% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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