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Cold Spring Fire Department

Cold Spring, MN · Stearns County. Cold Spring Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cold Spring Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$161,756
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
46/100
Cold Spring 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
30 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 F
$5,392 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Cold Spring Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cold Spring, MN (Stearns County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,004 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $161,756.

  • National personnel rank #10,004 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #151 of 614
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Stearns County

Cold Spring Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 73105 · Cold Spring Fire Department, MN 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,004
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Green Township Vo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $162K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Green Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Cold Spring, MN
FDID
73105

FEMA Grant History

$162K
Cumulative funding (FY2006)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2006 EMW-2006-FG-0480 $161,756

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Cold Spring Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #151 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,004 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Cold Spring Fire Department is 3.1% of Stearns County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 953 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Green Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Green Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Essex Fire Rescue, IA 30 Valley Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Northeast Union Rural Fire Department, MS 30 Morristown Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 30 Fountaintown Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN 30 Oak Grove Fire Protection District, OK 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cold Spring Fire Department have?

Cold Spring Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,004 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #151 of 614 by personnel.

Does Cold Spring Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cold Spring Fire Department operate?

Cold Spring Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cold Spring Fire Department?

Cold Spring Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stearns County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Cold Spring Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cold Spring Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $161,756 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2006.

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

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

Related guides

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