Department profile

Volunteer

Glenville Fire Department

Glenville, MN · Freeborn County. Glenville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. 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
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Glenville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

40th pct.
national personnel size
+19%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$162,504
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
41/100
Glenville 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
25 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$6,500 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Glenville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Glenville, MN (Freeborn 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 #13,425 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $162,504.

  • National personnel rank #13,425 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #292 of 614
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Freeborn County

Glenville Fire Department 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 24109 · Glenville Fire Department, MN 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #13,425
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Highland Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $163K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Highland Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Glenville, MN
FDID
24109

FEMA Grant History

$163K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-08470 $162,503.61

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Glenville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #292 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,425 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

Glenville Fire Department is 9.5% of Freeborn County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 264 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 19% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Highland Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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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.

Highland Volunteer Fire Department, KY 25 Fredonia Fire Protection District, ND 25 Arnold Volunteer Fire Department, MD 25 Eagle Fire Company of Oldenburg Indiana Incorporated, IN 25 Charleston Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Brush Creek Fire Department, KY 25 Lenox Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 Kennicott-McCarthy Volunteer Fire Department, AK 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Glenville Fire Department have?

Glenville Fire Department 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 #13,425 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #292 of 614 by personnel.

Does Glenville Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Glenville Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Glenville Fire Department operate?

Glenville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Glenville Fire Department?

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

Has Glenville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Glenville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $162,503.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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