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Roseau Fire Department

Roseau, MN · Roseau County. Roseau Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

38th pct.
national personnel size
+19%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$208,488
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
45/100
Roseau 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
25 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
$8,340 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Roseau Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Roseau, MN (Roseau County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,913 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $208,488.

  • National personnel rank #13,913 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #330 of 614
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Roseau County

Roseau Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 68103 · Roseau Fire Department, MN 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,913
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ogdensburg Saint…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $208K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ogdensburg Saint Lawrence Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Roseau, MN
FDID
68103

FEMA Grant History

$208K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-07463 $208,487.61

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Roseau Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #330 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,913 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster weight

Roseau Fire Department carries 29.1% of Roseau County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (86 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ogdensburg Saint Lawrence Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Badger Fire Department
Badger · volunteer
Greenbush Volunteer Fire Department
Greenbush · volunteer
Warroad Fire Department
Warroad · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Ogdensburg Saint Lawrence Fire Department, WI 25 Marion Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Farmland Fire Department, IN 25 Sandlick Volunteer Fire Department, KY 25 Rupert City Fire and Rescue Department, ID 25 District One Volunteer Fire Department, MS 25 Dodd Mountain Fire Department, AR 25 Blanchard Township-Gilboa Fire Department, OH 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Roseau Fire Department have?

Roseau Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,913 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #330 of 614 by personnel.

Does Roseau Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Roseau Fire Department operate?

Roseau Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Roseau Fire Department?

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

Has Roseau Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Roseau Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $208,487.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.