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Hopkins Fire Department

Hopkins, MN · Hennepin County. Hopkins Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hopkins Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Minnesota average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$1,888,503
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
86/100
Hopkins 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 A
42 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 A
$44,964 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

Hopkins Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hopkins, MN (Hennepin County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,515 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,888,503.

  • National personnel rank #5,515 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #65 of 614
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Hennepin County

Hopkins Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 27112 · Hopkins Fire Department, MN 42 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,515
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dudley
  • FEMA-MID $1.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dudley Fire Department, MA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Hopkins, MN
FDID
27112

FEMA Grant History

$1.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2024)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00109 $1,459,383.08
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01803 $192,000
2014 EMW2013FO06849 $237,120

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Hopkins Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #65 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,515 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Hopkins Fire Department is 2.4% of Hennepin County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,725 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dudley Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Dudley Fire Department, MA 42 Earlville Fire Department, NY 42 Conway Fire Department, SC 42 Johnson Creek Fire and Emergency Medical Services, WI 42 Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department, TN 42 Sparta Center Volunteer Fire Department, NY 42 West Ridge Fire Department, PA 42 Perry HI-Way Hose Company, PA 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hopkins Fire Department have?

Hopkins Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,515 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #65 of 614 by personnel.

Does Hopkins Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hopkins Fire Department operate?

Hopkins Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hopkins Fire Department?

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

Has Hopkins Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hopkins Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,888,503.08 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2024 (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 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.