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Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station

Sandstone, MN · Pine County. Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station is a Volunteer department, 3 stations 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
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Minnesota average
3
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
6/100
Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station

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 F
6.7 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 · 3 stations

Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station is a Volunteer department serving Sandstone, MN (Pine County), with 3 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,957 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,957 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #470 of 614
  • 15.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Pine County

Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 58112 · Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station, MN 20 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,957
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jasper
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jasper Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Sandstone, MN
FDID
58112

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #470 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,957 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Pine County HIFLD mix around Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station

Pine County: 12 departments, 174 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

15.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 20 roster).

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

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Jasper Fire Department, TN 20 Stockbridge-Munsee Volunteer Fire Department, WI 20 Savage Forks Volunteer Fire Association, LA 20 Simpson Volunteer Fire Department, LA 20 Rosepine Volunteer Fire Department, LA 20 Rush Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, PA 20 Picher Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OK 20 Pottsville Fire Department, AR 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station have?

Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station 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 #16,957 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #470 of 614 by personnel.

Does Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station operate?

Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station?

Duxbury Fire Department - Sandstone Station is a Volunteer department serving Pine County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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