Department profile

Volunteer

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department

Silver Bay, MN · Lake County. Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$446,500
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
53/100
Silver Bay Volunteer 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
21 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$21,262 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Silver Bay, MN (Lake County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,519 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $446,500.

  • National personnel rank #16,519 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #448 of 614
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Lake County

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 38103 · Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department, MN 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,519
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hobart
  • FEMA-LIGHT $447K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hobart Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Silver Bay, MN
FDID
38103

FEMA Grant History

$447K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV02695 $446,500

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #448 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,519 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster weight

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department carries 39.6% of Lake County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (53 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hobart Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Beaver Bay Volunteer Fire Department
Beaver Bay · volunteer
Two Harbors Volunteer Fire Department
Two Harbors · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Hobart Fire Department, OK 21 Clements Rural Fire Protection District, CA 21 Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company, PA 21 Solana Beach Fire Department, CA 21 Velarde Fire Department, NM 21 Auxier Volunteer Fire Department, KY 21 Scioto Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 21 Henry Volunteer Fire Department, TN 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department have?

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,519 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #448 of 614 by personnel.

Does Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Silver Bay Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $446,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.