Department profile

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City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department

Williston, ND · Williams County. City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the North Dakota average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+59%
vs. North Dakota average
1
station
$2,912,574
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
86/100
City of Williston Fire and Ambulance 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 B
35 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 A
$83,216 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department is a Volunteer department serving Williston, ND (Williams County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,678 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,912,574.

  • National personnel rank #7,678 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #53 of 249
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Williams County

City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 53376 · City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department, ND 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,678
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jerome City
  • FEMA-MID $2.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jerome City Fire Department, ID (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Williston, ND
FDID
53376

FEMA Grant History

$2.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00018 $2,912,573.67

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

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #53 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,678 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 59% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster geometry

Williams County HIFLD mix around City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department

Williams County: 11 departments, 256 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 64% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jerome City Fire Department, ID (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ray Fire Protection District
Ray · volunteer
Wildrose Fire Protection District
Wildrose · volunteer
All ND departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Jerome City Fire Department, ID 35 Greenback Fire and Rescue, TN 35 Austin Emergency Services, PA 35 Youngsville Fire District, NY 35 Mountain Dale Fire Department and First Aid Squad, NY 35 Loch Sheldrake Fire Department, NY 35 Highland Lake Fire Company, NY 35 Ellettsville Fire Department, IN 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department have?

City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,678 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #53 of 249 by personnel.

Does City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department operate?

City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department?

City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department is a Volunteer department serving Williams County, ND. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Williston Fire and Ambulance Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,912,573.67 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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