Department profile

Volunteer

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department

Stanley, ND · Mountrail County. Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department 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
Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stanley, ND (Mountrail 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 #14,012 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,012 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #140 of 249
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Mountrail County

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural 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 31328 · Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department, ND 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,012
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blacksville Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Blacksville Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Stanley, ND
FDID
31328

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #140 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,012 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 weight

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department carries 31.6% of Mountrail County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (79 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 60% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Blacksville Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

New Town Fire Department
New Town · other
Parshall Fire Protection District
Parshall · volunteer
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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.

Blacksville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 Saint Bernard Fire Department, OH 25 Casco Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 New Vienna Luxemburg Fire Department, IA 25 New Middletown Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Cascade Fire Department, IA 25 Choteau Volunteer Fire Department, MT 25 Saint James Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department have?

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department 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 #14,012 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #140 of 249 by personnel.

Does Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural 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 Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department operate?

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department?

Stanley City Fire Department / Stanley Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mountrail 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.

Related guides

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