Department profile

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City of Atwater Fire Department

Atwater, MN · Kandiyohi County. City of Atwater Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Atwater Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Minnesota average
$166,667
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
25/100
City of Atwater 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$6,410 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel

City of Atwater Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Atwater, MN (Kandiyohi County) and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,464 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $166,667.

  • National personnel rank #12,464 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #227 of 614
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Kandiyohi County

City of Atwater Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 34101 · City of Atwater Fire Department, MN 26 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,464
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wilderness Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $167K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wilderness 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
Atwater, MN
FDID
34101

FEMA Grant History

$167K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03602 $166,667

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How City of Atwater Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #227 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,464 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Kandiyohi County HIFLD mix around City of Atwater Fire Department

Kandiyohi County: 11 departments, 225 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 9% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

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Pennock Fire Department
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Raymond Fire Department
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Spicer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, WV 26 City of Cavalier Fire Department / Cavalier Rural Fire Department, ND 26 Plentywood City Volunteer Fire Department, MT 26 Freeport Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 26 Hebron Volunteer Fire Department, MS 26 Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department, TN 26 Big Horn Volunteer Fire Department, WY 26 Northern Hardin County Fire District, OH 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Atwater Fire Department have?

City of Atwater Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,464 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #227 of 614 by personnel.

Does City of Atwater Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Atwater Fire Department operate?

Station count data for City of Atwater Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is City of Atwater Fire Department?

City of Atwater Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kandiyohi County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Atwater Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Atwater Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $166,667 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

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

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