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Hoffman Fire Department

Hoffman, MN · Grant County. Hoffman Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hoffman 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
$236,886
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
47/100
Hoffman 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$9,870 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Hoffman Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hoffman, MN (Grant 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 #14,493 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $236,886.

  • National personnel rank #14,493 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #363 of 614
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Grant County

Hoffman 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 26105 · Hoffman Fire Department, MN 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,493
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bullskin Township…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $237K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Hoffman, MN
FDID
26105

FEMA Grant History

$237K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO01192 $236,886

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Hoffman Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #363 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,493 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

Grant County HIFLD mix around Hoffman Fire Department

Grant County: 6 departments, 111 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 83% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barrett Fire Department
Barrett · other
Elbow Lake Fire Department
Elbow Lake · volunteer
Herman Volunteer Fire Department
Herman · volunteer
Wendell Fire Department
Wendell · volunteer
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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.

Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Paradise Fire Protection District, CA 24 Hurley Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department, ND 24 Princeton Fire Territory Fire, IN 24 White River-Hazleton Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24 Valier Volunteer Fire Department, MT 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hoffman Fire Department have?

Hoffman 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 #14,493 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #363 of 614 by personnel.

Does Hoffman Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hoffman Fire Department operate?

Hoffman Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hoffman Fire Department?

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

Has Hoffman Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hoffman Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $236,886 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.