Department profile
VolunteerEMS ProviderInternational Falls Fire Department
International Falls, MN · Koochiching County. International Falls Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 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.
- 28
- Total personnel
- 2
- Stations
- Not reported
- Fire trucks
- Yes
- EMS service
The verdict
International Falls Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.
- 49th pct.
- national personnel size
- +33%
- vs. Minnesota average
- 2
- stations
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 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.
International Falls Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving International Falls, MN (Koochiching County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,547 of 22,440.
- National personnel rank #11,547 of 22,440
- MN personnel rank #203 of 614
- 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
- EMS provider (HIFLD)
- 6 other listed departments in Koochiching County
International Falls Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution
Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department
28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 36302 · International Falls Fire Department, MN 28 personnel · 2 stations
PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL
- PERS-SMALL 28
- STA-FEW 2 stations
- TYPE-VOL Volunteer
- EMS-Y EMS on file
- RANK-MID #11,547
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allen Volunteer
- FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
- BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields
Nearest personnel peer: Allen 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.
- International Fal… (this dept) 28
- High Kellnersville Vol…, WI 28
- Near Allen Volunteer, KY 28
- Near Argyle Volunteer, FL 28
- Near Franklin Volunteer, WV 28
Department Profile
- Type
- MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
- Location
- International Falls, MN
- County
- Koochiching County
- FDID
- 36302
Staffing vs the Minnesota average
How International Falls Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #203 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,547 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.
- Stations
- 2
- State fire deaths/yr
- 48
- MN departments
- 883
County roster geometry
Koochiching County HIFLD mix around International Falls Fire Department
Koochiching County: 7 departments, 139 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 29% of departments. County / state rollup.
7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).
Photo-finish peer: Allen Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).
No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).
Nearby Departments
Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel
Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MN department.