City of Hazen Fire and Rescue

What This Data Tells You About City of Hazen Fire and Rescue

City of Hazen Fire and Rescue operates as a Volunteer department in Hazen, within Mercer County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 34 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. North Dakota has 338 registered fire departments and 7,271 total personnel, averaging roughly 22 staff per department. City of Hazen Fire and Rescue runs 55% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 6,600 fires, 13 fire deaths, and 72% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.