Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Pine Island Fire Department

Pine Island, MN · Goodhue County. Pine Island Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pine Island Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$1,190,818
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
71/100
Pine Island 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 C
26 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 A
$45,801 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Pine Island Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pine Island, MN (Goodhue County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,808 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,190,818.

  • National personnel rank #12,808 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #251 of 614
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Goodhue County

Pine Island Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 25105 · Pine Island Fire Department, MN 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,808
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lovington
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lovington Fire Department, NM (+ 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
Pine Island, MN
FDID
25105

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2012)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2011FF00461 $-9,607
2011 EMW-2011-FF-0046 $1,200,425

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Pine Island Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #251 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,808 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Goodhue County HIFLD mix around Pine Island Fire Department

Goodhue County: 7 departments, 185 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 29% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lovington Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cannon Falls Fire Department
Cannon Falls · other
Goodhue Fire and Rescue
Goodhue · volunteer
Kenyon Fire Department
Kenyon · volunteer
Red Wing Fire Department
Red Wing · volunteer
Wanamingo Fire Department
Wanamingo · volunteer
Zumbrota Volunteer Fire Department
Zumbrota · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Lovington Fire Department, NM 26 Pocahontas Volunteer Fire Department, MS 26 Chitina Volunteer Fire Department, AK 26 Fort Branch-Union Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 26 Avondale Volunteer Fire Company, LA 26 South Union Volunteer Fire Company, PA 26 Estill Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TN 26 Bayou Pigeon Volunteer Fire Department, LA 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pine Island Fire Department have?

Pine Island Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,808 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #251 of 614 by personnel.

Does Pine Island Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pine Island Fire Department operate?

Pine Island Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pine Island Fire Department?

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

Has Pine Island Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pine Island Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,190,818 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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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