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Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department

Mahnomen, MN · Mahnomen County. Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

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

The verdict

Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
+19%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$380,075
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
55/100
Mahnomen Volunteer 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$15,203 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mahnomen, MN (Mahnomen 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 #13,648 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $380,075.

  • National personnel rank #13,648 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #313 of 614
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Mahnomen County

Mahnomen Volunteer 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 44102 · Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,648
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gainesboro City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $380K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gainesboro City Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Mahnomen, MN
FDID
44102

FEMA Grant History

$380K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2015)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO02145 $166,800
2010 EMW-2010-FV-0462 $213,275

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #313 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,648 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 weight

Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department carries 64.1% of Mahnomen County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (39 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Gainesboro City Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department
Naytahwaush · volunteer
Waubun Fire Department
Waubun · other
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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.

Gainesboro City Fire Department, TN 25 Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Upper Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Wayland Volunteer Fire Department, IA 25 Johnson Volunteer Fire Department, NE 25 Lagrange Fire Department, IN 25 Huntsville Fire Department, AR 25 Marmarth Fire Protection District, ND 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mahnomen Volunteer 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 #13,648 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #313 of 614 by personnel.

Does Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mahnomen Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $380,075 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2015 (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.

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