Department profile

Volunteer

Long Prairie Fire Department

Long Prairie, MN · Todd County. Long Prairie Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Long Prairie Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

30th pct.
national personnel size
+5%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$1,144,500
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
66/100
Long Prairie 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
22 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 A
$52,023 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 1 station

Long Prairie Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Long Prairie, MN (Todd County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,781 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,144,500.

  • National personnel rank #15,781 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #413 of 614
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Todd County

Long Prairie Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 70% higher than 30% 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 77107 · Long Prairie Fire Department, MN 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,781
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bondurant Emergen…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bondurant Emergency Services, IA (+ 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
Long Prairie, MN
FDID
77107

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03199 $179,619.04
2010 EMW-2010-FR-0020 $964,881

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Long Prairie Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #413 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,781 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Todd County HIFLD mix around Long Prairie Fire Department

Todd County: 9 departments, 121 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bondurant Emergency Services, IA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Bondurant Emergency Services, IA 22 Posey Township Fire Department, IN 22 East 63 Volunteer Fire Department, TN 22 Palmer Fire Department, IA 22 Greenleaf Rural Fire Department, OK 22 McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District, KY 22 Bovina Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Danville Fire Department, AR 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Long Prairie Fire Department have?

Long Prairie Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,781 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #413 of 614 by personnel.

Does Long Prairie Fire Department provide EMS services?

Long Prairie 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 Long Prairie Fire Department operate?

Long Prairie Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Long Prairie Fire Department?

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

Has Long Prairie Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Long Prairie Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,144,500.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.