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Red Wing Fire Department

Red Wing, MN · Goodhue County. Red Wing Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Red Wing Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Minnesota average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+114%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$280,000
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
60/100
Red Wing 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 A
45 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
$6,222 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 1 station

Red Wing Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Red Wing, MN (Goodhue County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,986 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $280,000.

  • National personnel rank #4,986 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #57 of 614
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Goodhue County

Red Wing Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 25306 · Red Wing Fire Department, MN 45 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,986
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Edinboro Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $280K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Red Wing, MN
FDID
25306

FEMA Grant History

$280K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02243 $280,000

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Red Wing Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #57 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,986 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 114% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Goodhue County HIFLD mix around Red Wing Fire Department

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

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cannon Falls Fire Department
Cannon Falls · other
Goodhue Fire and Rescue
Goodhue · volunteer
Kenyon Fire Department
Kenyon · volunteer
Pine Island Fire Department
Pine Island · volunteer
Wanamingo Fire Department
Wanamingo · volunteer
Zumbrota Volunteer Fire Department
Zumbrota · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department, PA 45 Kearsarge Fire Department, PA 45 Turin Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 45 Newell Volunteer Fire Company, PA 45 Northwest Volunteer Fire Department, SC 45 Smithville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 45 Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department, CA 45 Belleville Fire Department, NY 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Red Wing Fire Department have?

Red Wing Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 114% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,986 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #57 of 614 by personnel.

Does Red Wing Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Red Wing Fire Department operate?

Red Wing Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Red Wing Fire Department?

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

Has Red Wing Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Red Wing Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $280,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (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.