Department profile

Career (Paid)

Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod

Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND · Grand Forks County. Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 57 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

57
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Dakota average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+159%
vs. North Dakota average
2
stations
$453,843
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
49/100
Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod

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 B
28.5 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
$7,962 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
57 personnel · 2 stations

Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod is a Career (Paid) department serving Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND (Grand Forks County), with 2 stations and 57 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,900 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $453,843.

  • National personnel rank #2,900 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #12 of 249
  • 3.51 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Grand Forks County

Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod vs. the national personnel distribution

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

57 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 F5005 · Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod, ND 57 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 57
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #2,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bristol-Kendall F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $454K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, IL (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 ND department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND
FDID
F5005

FEMA Grant History

$454K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-05404 $453,842.72

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

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #12 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,900 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 159% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Grand Forks County

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.51 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 57 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Emerado Rural Fire Department
Emerado · volunteer
Gilby Fire Protection District
Gilby · volunteer
Grand Forks Fire Department
Grand Forks · career
Larimore Volunteer Fire Department
Larimore · volunteer
Northwood Fire Department
Northwood · volunteer
All ND departments →

Nationwide career peers near 57 personnel

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

Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, IL 57 City of Paris Fire Department, TX 57 Coal City Fire Protection District, IL 57 Fordtran Volunteer Fire Department, TX 57 City of Lynnwood Fire Department, WA 57 Oregon Air National Guard Base Fire and Rescue - Portland-Dod, OR 57 Dunedin Fire Rescue, FL 57 Phenix City Fire Department, AL 57

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod have?

Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod has 57 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 159% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,900 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #12 of 249 by personnel.

Does Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod operate?

Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod?

Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod is a Career (Paid) department serving Grand Forks County, ND. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod received federal grants?

Yes, Grand Forks Air Force Base Fire Station-Dod has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $453,842.72 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 North Dakota?

North Dakota has 338 fire departments with 7,271 total personnel. 72% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.