Department profile

Volunteer

Mission Township Fire Department

Merrifield, MN · Crow Wing County. Mission Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Mission Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

23rd pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$235,238
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
43/100
Mission Township 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$11,762 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

Mission Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Merrifield, MN (Crow Wing 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 #17,364 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $235,238.

  • National personnel rank #17,364 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #488 of 614
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Crow Wing County

Mission Township 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 18110 · Mission Township Fire Department, MN 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,364
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Green Brook Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $235K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Green Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Merrifield, MN
FDID
18110

FEMA Grant History

$235K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03467 $235,238.09

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Mission Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #488 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,364 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Mission Township Fire Department is 7.4% of Crow Wing County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 271 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Green Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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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 MN department.

Green Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 20 Little Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 20 Captiva Fire Control District, FL 20 Rocky Hill Hook and Ladder Company, NJ 20 Inkster Rural Fire Protection District, ND 20 Fairchild Fire Protection District, WI 20 Albany-Delaware Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Aurelia Fire Department, IA 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mission Township Fire Department have?

Mission Township Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,364 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #488 of 614 by personnel.

Does Mission Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Mission Township Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Mission Township Fire Department operate?

Mission Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mission Township Fire Department?

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

Has Mission Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mission Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $235,238.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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