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Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance

Fertile, MN · Polk County. Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

40th pct.
national personnel size
+19%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance

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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Fertile, MN (Polk County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,372 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,372 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #288 of 614
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Polk County

Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 60106 · Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance, MN 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spring Hill
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Spring Hill 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
Fertile, MN
FDID
60106

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #288 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,372 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance is 8.4% of Polk County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 297 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Spring Hill 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 25 personnel

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

Spring Hill Fire Department, TN 25 South Zanesville Fire Department, OH 25 Roseville Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Little Rock Fire and Rescue Services, IA 25 Inwood Fire and Rescue, IA 25 Perkins Fire Department, OK 25 Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Berlin Fire Department, TN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance have?

Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,372 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #288 of 614 by personnel.

Does Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance provide EMS services?

Yes, Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance operate?

Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance?

Fertile Fire Department / Polk County Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Polk 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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