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Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service

Ryder, ND · Ward County. Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service 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

Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Dakota average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+14%
vs. North Dakota average
1
station

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
54/100
Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service

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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service is a Volunteer department serving Ryder, ND (Ward 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 #13,921 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,921 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #138 of 249
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Ward County

Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service 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 51309 · Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service, ND 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,921
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spottsville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Spottsville Fire Department, KY (+ 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 ND department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ryder, ND
FDID
51309

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #138 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,921 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster fringe

Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service is 9.7% of Ward County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 258 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 54% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Spottsville Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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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 ND department.

Spottsville Fire Department, KY 25 Niagara Fire Department, KY 25 Zion Fire Department, KY 25 Waldo Firefighters Association, OH 25 Pleasant Township Fire Department, OH 25 Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 Rochester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, WI 25 Truth OR Consequences Volunteer Fire Department, NM 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service have?

Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,921 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #138 of 249 by personnel.

Does Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service provide EMS services?

Yes, Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service operate?

Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service?

Ryder-Makoti Fire Protection District / Ryder-Makoti Ambulance Service is a Volunteer department serving Ward County, ND. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in North Dakota?

North Dakota has 338 fire departments with 7,271 total personnel. 72% are volunteer departments.

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