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Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department

Floodwood, MN · St Louis County. Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$231,128
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
Floodwood Volunteer 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
24 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 D
$9,630 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Floodwood, MN (St Louis County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,407 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $231,128.

  • National personnel rank #14,407 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #355 of 614
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 77 other listed departments in St Louis County

Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 69122 · Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,407
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marlow
  • FEMA-LIGHT $231K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marlow Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Floodwood, MN
FDID
69122

FEMA Grant History

$231K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-12086 $231,127.62

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #355 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,407 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department is 2.0% of St Louis County roster mass

The county lists 86 departments totaling 1,199 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 67% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Marlow Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Marlow Fire Department, OK 24 Villisca Fire Department, IA 24 Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department, MS 24 Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 West Elkton Gratis Township Fire Department, OH 24 Blackgum Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, OK 24 White River Township Fire Department, IN 24 Paxton Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department have?

Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,407 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #355 of 614 by personnel.

Does Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $231,127.62 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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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