Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

New Munich Fire Department

New Munich, MN · Stearns County. New Munich 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

New Munich Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

22nd pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$184,464
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
New Munich 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 D
$9,223 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

New Munich Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving New Munich, MN (Stearns 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 #17,416 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $184,464.

  • National personnel rank #17,416 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #490 of 614
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Stearns County

New Munich Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 78% higher than 22% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 73112 · New Munich Fire Department, MN 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,416
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jefferson Townshi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $184K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jefferson Township Volunteer 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 MN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
New Munich, MN
FDID
73112

FEMA Grant History

$184K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0925 $184,464

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How New Munich Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #490 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,416 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

New Munich Fire Department is 2.1% of Stearns County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 953 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albany Fire Department
Albany · volunteer
Avon Fire and Rescue
Avon · other
Belgrade Fire Department
Belgrade · volunteer
Brooten Fire Department
Brooten · volunteer
Cold Spring Fire Department
Cold Spring · volunteer
Elrosa Fire Department
Elrosa · volunteer
Freeport Fire Department
Freeport · volunteer
All MN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 20 Oliver Springs Fire Department, TN 20 Flat Rock Fire Protection Association Incorporated, OK 20 Marietta Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Hickory Flat Volunteer Fire Department, AR 20 Grandview Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Madrid Volunteer Fire Department, NE 20 Enon Fire Department, MS 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New Munich Fire Department have?

New Munich 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 #17,416 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #490 of 614 by personnel.

Does New Munich Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does New Munich Fire Department operate?

New Munich Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is New Munich Fire Department?

New Munich Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stearns County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has New Munich Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, New Munich Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $184,464 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 883 fire departments with 18,231 total personnel. 68% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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