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Spirit Lake Fire District

Spirit Lake, ID · Kootenai County. Spirit Lake Fire District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Spirit Lake Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Idaho average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+147%
vs. Idaho average
3
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Spirit Lake Fire District

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 F
14 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
42 personnel · 3 stations

Spirit Lake Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Spirit Lake, ID (Kootenai County), with 3 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,615 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,615 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #32 of 152
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Kootenai County

Spirit Lake Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 55338 · Spirit Lake Fire District, ID 42 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,615
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Troy
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Troy Fire Department, OH (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Spirit Lake, ID
FDID
55338

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Spirit Lake Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #32 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,615 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 147% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster geometry

Kootenai County HIFLD mix around Spirit Lake Fire District

Kootenai County: 14 departments, 340 personnel (6 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 79% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Troy Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Mica-Kidd Island Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Troy Fire Department, OH 42 Pleasant Hill-Newton Township Joint Fire District, OH 42 Langley Volunteer Fire Department, AR 42 Hegins Fire Company, PA 42 Friedens Volunteer Fire Department, PA 42 Shanksville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 42 Brookville Fire Department, OH 42 Kentwood Volunteer Fire Department, LA 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Spirit Lake Fire District have?

Spirit Lake Fire District has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 147% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,615 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #32 of 152 by personnel.

Does Spirit Lake Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Spirit Lake Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Spirit Lake Fire District operate?

Spirit Lake Fire District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Spirit Lake Fire District?

Spirit Lake Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Kootenai County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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