Department profile

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Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department

Hanley Falls, MN · Yellow Medicine County. Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

35th pct.
national personnel size
+14%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Hanley Falls 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 1 station

Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hanley Falls, MN (Yellow Medicine 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 #14,476 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,476 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #359 of 614
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Yellow Medicine County

Hanley Falls 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 65% higher than 35% 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 87105 · Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,476
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Washington Townsh…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Washington Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Hanley Falls, MN
FDID
87105

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #359 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,476 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 geometry

Yellow Medicine County HIFLD mix around Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department

Yellow Medicine County: 8 departments, 227 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 63% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Washington Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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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.

Washington Township Fire Department, OH 24 Jerry City Fire Department, OH 24 Traer Fire Department, IA 24 Lincolnville Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Gilt Edge Volunteer Fire Department, TN 24 Gray Volunteer Fire Department, TN 24 Alton Volunteer Fire Department, IA 24 Fairview Park Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hanley Falls 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 #14,476 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #359 of 614 by personnel.

Does Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department?

Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yellow Medicine 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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