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Eagan Fire Department

Eagan, MN · Dakota County. Eagan Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 106 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.

106
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Eagan Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Minnesota average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+405%
vs. Minnesota average
5
stations
$4,232,359
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
61/100
Eagan 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 C
21.2 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 A
$39,928 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
106 personnel · 5 stations

Eagan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Eagan, MN (Dakota County), with 5 stations and 106 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #827 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,232,359.

  • National personnel rank #827 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #4 of 614
  • 4.72 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Dakota County

Eagan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

106 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 19103 · Eagan Fire Department, MN 106 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 106
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #827
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Fort Myer…
  • FEMA-MID $4.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Fort Myers Fire and Rescue, 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
Eagan, MN
FDID
19103

FEMA Grant History

$4.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00098 $3,361,248.35
2014 EMW2013FH00119 $871,111

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Eagan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #4 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #827 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 405% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Dakota County HIFLD mix around Eagan Fire Department

Dakota County: 20 departments, 495 personnel (8 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.72 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 106 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Fort Myers Fire and Rescue, FL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 106 personnel

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

City of Fort Myers Fire and Rescue, FL 106 Rockdale County Fire Department, GA 106 Dover Fire Department, DE 106 Boynton Beach Fire Rescue, FL 106 Evergreen Fire and Rescue, CO 106 Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 106 Germantown Volunteer Fire Department, MD 106 Tinley Park Fire Department, IL 106

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eagan Fire Department have?

Eagan Fire Department has 106 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 405% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #827 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #4 of 614 by personnel.

Does Eagan Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Eagan Fire Department operate?

Eagan Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Eagan Fire Department?

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

Has Eagan Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Eagan Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $4,232,359.35 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.