Department profile

Volunteer

Cleveland Rural Fire Department

Cleveland, ND · Stutsman County. Cleveland Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 32%
national personnel size
+64%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
Cleveland 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 B
36 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
36 personnel · 1 station

Cleveland Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cleveland, ND (Stutsman County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,256 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,256 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #50 of 249
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Stutsman County

Cleveland Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 47060 · Cleveland Rural Fire Department, ND 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,256
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Shasta City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Shasta City Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Cleveland, ND
FDID
47060

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Cleveland Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #50 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,256 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 64% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster geometry

Stutsman County HIFLD mix around Cleveland Rural Fire Department

Stutsman County: 9 departments, 225 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 44% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Shasta City Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Jamestown Fire Department
Jamestown · volunteer
Jamestown Rural Fire Department
Jamestown · volunteer
Medina Fire Department
Medina · volunteer
All ND departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Mount Shasta City Fire Department, CA 36 Sheffield Village Fire Department, OH 36 Glenville Hill Fire Department, NY 36 Blytheville Fire Department, AR 36 Grafton Fire Department, WV 36 Broken Bow Fire Department, OK 36 Amery Volunteer Fire Department, WI 36 Long Beach Fire Department, IN 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cleveland Rural Fire Department have?

Cleveland Rural Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 64% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,256 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #50 of 249 by personnel.

Does Cleveland Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cleveland Rural 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 Cleveland Rural Fire Department operate?

Cleveland Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cleveland Rural Fire Department?

Cleveland Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stutsman 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.

Related guides

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