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Marietta Fire Department

Marietta, MN · Lac Qui Parle County. Marietta Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Marietta Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$210,114
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
48/100
Marietta 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 B
29 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 D
$7,245 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Marietta Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marietta, MN (Lac Qui Parle County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,114 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $210,114.

  • National personnel rank #11,114 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #193 of 614
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Lac Qui Parle County

Marietta Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 37106 · Marietta Fire Department, MN 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,114
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pala Reservation
  • FEMA-LIGHT $210K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pala Reservation Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Marietta, MN
FDID
37106

FEMA Grant History

$210K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02087 $210,114.28

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Marietta Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #193 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,114 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Lac Qui Parle County HIFLD mix around Marietta Fire Department

Lac Qui Parle County: 7 departments, 170 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 71% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pala Reservation Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Pala Reservation Fire Department, CA 29 Church Hill Fire Department, TN 29 Keener Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 29 Arapahoe Volunteer Fire Department, NE 29 Valders Volunteer Fire Department, WI 29 Parish Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 29 Fulton City Fire Department, KY 29 Cetronia Fire Department, PA 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marietta Fire Department have?

Marietta Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,114 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #193 of 614 by personnel.

Does Marietta Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Marietta Fire Department operate?

Marietta Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Marietta Fire Department?

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

Has Marietta Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Marietta Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $210,114.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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