New Ulm Fire Department Main Station

What This Data Tells You About New Ulm Fire Department Main Station

New Ulm Fire Department Main Station operates as a Volunteer department in New Ulm, within Brown County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 46 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Minnesota has 883 registered fire departments and 18,231 total personnel, averaging roughly 21 staff per department. New Ulm Fire Department Main Station runs 119% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 28,000 fires, 48 fire deaths, and 68% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.