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Mill City Fire Department

Mill City, OR · Linn County. Mill City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mill City Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Oregon average.

23rd pct.
national personnel size
-20%
vs. Oregon average
1
station

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Mill City 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 D
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Mill City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mill City, OR (Linn County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,357 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,357 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #169 of 237
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Linn County

Mill City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 77% higher than 23% 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 00228 · Mill City Fire Department, OR 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,357
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mathias Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mathias Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Mill City, OR
FDID
00228

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Mill City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #169 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,357 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster fringe

Mill City Fire Department is 4.7% of Linn County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 427 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 72% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mathias Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Albany Fire Department
Albany · other
Harrisburg Fire and Rescue
Harrisburg · volunteer
Lebanon Fire District
Lebanon · volunteer
Oakville
Shedd · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Mathias Township Fire Department, MI 20 Piney Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 20 Salem Township Fire Department, MI 20 Mikado Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 20 Novinger Community Volunteer Fire Department, MO 20 Long Rapids Township Fire Department, MI 20 Electric City Volunteer Fire Department, WA 20 2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mill City Fire Department have?

Mill City Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,357 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #169 of 237 by personnel.

Does Mill City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mill City Fire Department operate?

Mill City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mill City Fire Department?

Mill City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Linn County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.