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Clifton Fire Department

Duluth, MN · St Louis County. Clifton Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

25th pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Minnesota 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Clifton 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 D
20 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
20 personnel · 1 station

Clifton Fire Department is a fire department serving Duluth, MN (St Louis County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,867 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,867 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #464 of 614
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 77 other listed departments in St Louis County

Clifton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 75% higher than 25% 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 69114 · Clifton Fire Department, MN 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,867
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Timbo Fire and Re…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Timbo Fire and Rescue, AR (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MN department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Duluth, MN
FDID
69114

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Clifton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #464 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,867 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Clifton Fire Department is 1.7% of St Louis County roster mass

The county lists 86 departments totaling 1,199 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 67% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Timbo Fire and Rescue, AR (+0 personnel).

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

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Babbitt Volunteer Fire Department
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Biwabik Volunteer Fire Department
Biwabik · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 20 personnel

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

Timbo Fire and Rescue, AR 20 Comanche Fire Department, OK 20 Tollesboro Volunteer Fire Department, KY 20 Calion Volunteer Fire Department, AR 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clifton Fire Department have?

Clifton Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,867 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #464 of 614 by personnel.

Does Clifton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Clifton Fire Department operate?

Clifton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Clifton Fire Department?

Clifton Fire Department is a fire department serving St Louis County, MN.

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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