Department profile

Volunteer

Lake Crystal Fire Department

Lake Crystal, MN · Blue Earth County. Lake Crystal Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Lake Crystal Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
+19%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$283,457
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
51/100
Lake Crystal 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
25 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 C
$11,338 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Lake Crystal Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lake Crystal, MN (Blue Earth County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,581 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $283,457.

  • National personnel rank #13,581 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #305 of 614
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Blue Earth County

Lake Crystal Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 07104 · Lake Crystal Fire Department, MN 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #13,581
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ivy Bend
  • FEMA-LIGHT $283K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ivy Bend Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Lake Crystal, MN
FDID
07104

FEMA Grant History

$283K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04531 $283,457

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Lake Crystal Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #305 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,581 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Blue Earth County HIFLD mix around Lake Crystal Fire Department

Blue Earth County: 13 departments, 233 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 54% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ivy Bend Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Ivy Bend Fire Department, MO 25 Saint Croix Tribal Hertel Fire Department, WI 25 Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Hanover Fire Department, NY 25 Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Wright-Tallmadge Fire Department, MI 25 Spring Lake Township Fire Department, MI 25 Denton Township Fire Department, MI 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lake Crystal Fire Department have?

Lake Crystal Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,581 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #305 of 614 by personnel.

Does Lake Crystal Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Lake Crystal Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Lake Crystal Fire Department operate?

Lake Crystal Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lake Crystal Fire Department?

Lake Crystal Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Blue Earth County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Lake Crystal Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lake Crystal Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $283,457 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.