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Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station

Heyburn, ID · Minidoka County. Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Idaho average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+171%
vs. Idaho average
3
stations

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
23/100
Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station

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
15.3 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
46 personnel · 3 stations

Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station is a Volunteer department serving Heyburn, ID (Minidoka County), with 3 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,628 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,628 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #28 of 152
  • 6.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Minidoka County

Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 67336 · Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station, ID 46 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,628
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lewisburg
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lewisburg Fire Department, OH (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Heyburn, ID
FDID
67336

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #28 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,628 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 171% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster weight

Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station carries 48.4% of Minidoka County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (95 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lewisburg Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Lewisburg Fire Department, OH 46 Marguerite Volunteer Fire Department, PA 46 Bellville-Jefferson Township Fire Department, OH 46 Madison Township Fire Department, OH 46 Elkhorn Area Fire Department, WI 46 United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department, IN 46 East Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 46 Carroll Township Emergency Medical and Fire Services, OH 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station have?

Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 171% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,628 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #28 of 152 by personnel.

Does Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station operate?

Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station?

Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station is a Volunteer department serving Minidoka County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

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