Department profile

Volunteer

Perham Fire Department

Perham, MN · Otter Tail County. Perham Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 47%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$718,666
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
69/100
Perham 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
30 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 B
$23,956 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Perham Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Perham, MN (Otter Tail County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,560 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $718,666.

  • National personnel rank #10,560 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #166 of 614
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Otter Tail County

Perham Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 56114 · Perham Fire Department, MN 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,560
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lafayette
  • FEMA-MID $719K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lafayette Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Perham, MN
FDID
56114

FEMA Grant History

$719K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02050 $186,476
2010 EMW-2010-FV-0069 $532,190

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Perham Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #166 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,560 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Perham Fire Department is 8.6% of Otter Tail County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 350 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 59% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lafayette Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Lafayette Fire Department, TN 30 Delton Fire Department, WI 30 Rifton Fire Department, NY 30 Lincoln Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 30 Listie Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 Sparta Township Fire Department, IN 30 Mount Vernon Fire Department, IA 30 Pottersville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Perham Fire Department have?

Perham Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,560 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #166 of 614 by personnel.

Does Perham Fire Department provide EMS services?

Perham 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 Perham Fire Department operate?

Perham Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Perham Fire Department?

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

Has Perham Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Perham Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $718,666 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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