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Owatonna Fire Department

Owatonna, MN · Steele County. Owatonna Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Owatonna Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Minnesota average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+62%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$203,146
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
52/100
Owatonna 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 B
34 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
$5,975 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Owatonna Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Owatonna, MN (Steele County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,448 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $203,146.

  • National personnel rank #8,448 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #112 of 614
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Steele County

Owatonna Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 74304 · Owatonna Fire Department, MN 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,448
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clinton Township…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $203K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clinton 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Owatonna, MN
FDID
74304

FEMA Grant History

$203K
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0721 $203,146

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Owatonna Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #112 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,448 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 62% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster weight

Owatonna Fire Department carries 29.8% of Steele County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (114 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Blooming Prairie Fire Department
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Ellendale Volunteer Fire Department
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Medford Volunteer Fire Department
Medford · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 34 Kettlersville - Van Buren Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 34 Nile Township Fire Department, OH 34 East Sparta Volunteer Fire Department, OH 34 Woodville Township Fire, OH 34 Skiatook Fire Department, OK 34 Walnut Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, IA 34 Tippecanoe Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Owatonna Fire Department have?

Owatonna Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,448 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #112 of 614 by personnel.

Does Owatonna Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Owatonna Fire Department operate?

Owatonna Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Owatonna Fire Department?

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

Has Owatonna Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Owatonna Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $203,146 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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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