Department profile

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Deer Creek Fire and Rescue

Deer Creek, MN · Otter Tail County. Deer Creek Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$189,391
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
37/100
Deer Creek Fire and Rescue

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
18 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 C
$10,522 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Deer Creek, MN (Otter Tail County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,428 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $189,391.

  • National personnel rank #18,428 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #520 of 614
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Otter Tail County

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 56105 · Deer Creek Fire and Rescue, MN 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jasper
  • FEMA-LIGHT $189K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jasper Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Deer Creek, MN
FDID
56105

FEMA Grant History

$189K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO00057 $189,391

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Deer Creek Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #520 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,428 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue is 5.1% of Otter Tail County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 350 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 59% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jasper Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Jasper Fire Department, FL 18 Lewisville and Community Volunteer Fire Department, OH 18 Laura Fire Company Incorporated, OH 18 Doland Fire Department, SD 18 Robins Fire Department, IA 18 Thurman Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 18 Indian Bayou Volunteer Fire Department, LA 18 Madison Fire Protection District, CA 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Deer Creek Fire and Rescue have?

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,428 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #520 of 614 by personnel.

Does Deer Creek Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Deer Creek Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Deer Creek Fire and Rescue operate?

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Deer Creek Fire and Rescue?

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Otter Tail County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Deer Creek Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Deer Creek Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $189,391 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.