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Mankato Fire Department

Mankato, MN · Blue Earth County. Mankato Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 62 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.

62
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 11%
national personnel size
+195%
vs. Minnesota average
3
stations
$411,208
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
41/100
Mankato 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
20.7 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
62 personnel · 3 stations

Mankato Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mankato, MN (Blue Earth County), with 3 stations and 62 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,447 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $411,208.

  • National personnel rank #2,447 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #22 of 614
  • 4.84 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Blue Earth County

Mankato Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

62 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 07206 · Mankato Fire Department, MN 62 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 62
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,447
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Frewsburg Fire Co…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $411K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Frewsburg Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+ 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
Mankato, MN
FDID
07206

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FH-0017 $411,208

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Mankato Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #22 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,447 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 195% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster weight

Mankato Fire Department carries 26.6% of Blue Earth County HIFLD personnel

Among 13 listed departments (233 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 69% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.84 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 62 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Frewsburg Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 62 personnel

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

Frewsburg Fire Company Incorporated, NY 62 Athens Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 62 Volunteer Fire Department of Prospect Incorporated, CT 62 City of Ellijay Fire Department, GA 62 Long Hill Fire Department, CT 62 Trumbell Center Fire Department, CT 62 Greenwich Fire Department, CT 62 Elk City Fire Department, OK 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mankato Fire Department have?

Mankato Fire Department has 62 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 195% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,447 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #22 of 614 by personnel.

Does Mankato Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mankato Fire Department operate?

Mankato Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mankato Fire Department?

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

Has Mankato Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mankato Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $411,208 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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.