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Squaw Lake Fire Department

Squaw Lake, MN · Itasca County. Squaw Lake Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Squaw Lake Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Minnesota average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Minnesota 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Squaw Lake 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 D
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Squaw Lake Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Squaw Lake, MN (Itasca County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,875 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,875 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #530 of 614
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Itasca County

Squaw Lake Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 31115 · Squaw Lake Fire Department, MN 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,875
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kyrock
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kyrock 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 MN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Squaw Lake, MN
FDID
31115

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Squaw Lake Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #530 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,875 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster fringe

Squaw Lake Fire Department is 6.7% of Itasca County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 270 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 21% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kyrock 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 18 personnel

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

Kyrock Fire Department, KY 18 Coalmont Fire Department, TN 18 San Mateo Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NM 18 Grambling Volunteer Fire Department, LA 18 Bethesda Area Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Yeager Volunteer Fire Department Association, OK 18 Old Washington Volunteer Fire Department, OH 18 Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department, TN 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Squaw Lake Fire Department have?

Squaw Lake Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,875 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #530 of 614 by personnel.

Does Squaw Lake Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Squaw Lake Fire Department operate?

Squaw Lake Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Squaw Lake Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 883 fire departments with 18,231 total personnel. 68% are volunteer departments.

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