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Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department

Grand Marais, MN · Cook County. Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Minnesota average
3
stations
$612,773
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
36/100
Gunflint Trail 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 F
8.7 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 B
$23,568 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 3 stations

Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grand Marais, MN (Cook County), with 3 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,597 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $612,773.

  • National personnel rank #12,597 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #235 of 614
  • 11.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Cook County

Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 16108 · Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department, MN 26 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,597
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morgantown Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $613K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Morgantown 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
Grand Marais, MN
FDID
16108

FEMA Grant History

$613K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FR00023 $612,773

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #235 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,597 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster weight

Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department carries 26.5% of Cook County HIFLD personnel

Among 11 listed departments (98 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 45% of the county count. County / state rollup.

11.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 26 roster).

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

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Tofte Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Morgantown Volunteer Fire Department, KY 26 Gordon Volunteer Fire Department, WI 26 Brule Fire Department, WI 26 Wilmington Fire District, NY 26 Edgewater Park Fire Department, OK 26 Pollock Volunteer Fire Department, SD 26 Clarksburg Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN 26 Butler City Fire Department, IN 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department have?

Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,597 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #235 of 614 by personnel.

Does Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $612,773 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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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