Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Hackensack Fire Department

Hackensack, MN · Cass County. Hackensack Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hackensack Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+38%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
64/100
Hackensack 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 B
29 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
29 personnel · 1 station

Hackensack Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hackensack, MN (Cass County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,063 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,063 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #188 of 614
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Cass County

Hackensack Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 11104 · Hackensack Fire Department, MN 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,063
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bittinger Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bittinger Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 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
Hackensack, MN
FDID
11104

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Hackensack Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #188 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,063 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Cass County HIFLD mix around Hackensack Fire Department

Cass County: 12 departments, 184 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 83% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bittinger Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Backus Volunteer Fire Department
Backus · volunteer
Cass Lake Fire Department
Cass Lake · volunteer
Longville Volunteer Fire Department
Longville · volunteer
Pillager Area Fire and Rescue
Pillager · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Bittinger Volunteer Fire Department, MD 29 Caldwell Parish Fire Board - Kelly Station, LA 29 Town of Ashfield Fire Department, MA 29 Bloomington Volunteer Fire Company, MD 29 Palmyra Fire and Rescue, NE 29 Del Norte Fire Department, CO 29 Center Conway Fire and Rescue, NH 29 Coolidge Fire Department, AZ 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hackensack Fire Department have?

Hackensack Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,063 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #188 of 614 by personnel.

Does Hackensack Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hackensack Fire Department operate?

Hackensack Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hackensack Fire Department?

Hackensack Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cass 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.

Related guides

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