Rochester Airport Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Rochester Airport Fire Department

Rochester Airport Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Rochester, within Olmsted County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 9 total personnel, 1 station, 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. Rochester Airport Fire Department runs 57% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. 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.