Department profile

Volunteer

Walters Volunteer Fire Department

Walters, MN · Faribault County. Walters Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Walters Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Minnesota average.

14th pct.
national personnel size
-19%
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
28/100
Walters 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 D
17 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
17 personnel · 1 station

Walters Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Walters, MN (Faribault County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,381 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,381 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #549 of 614
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Faribault County

Walters Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 22109 · Walters Volunteer Fire Department, MN 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,381
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Charlotte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Charlotte Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Walters, MN
FDID
22109

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Walters Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #549 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,381 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 19% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Faribault County HIFLD mix around Walters Volunteer Fire Department

Faribault County: 11 departments, 105 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 18% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Charlotte Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

City of Charlotte Volunteer Fire Department, TN 17 White Bluff Volunteer Fire Department, TN 17 Patch Grove Fire Department, WI 17 Vici Fire Department, OK 17 Gage Fire Department, OK 17 Comptche Volunteer Fire Department, CA 17 Roy Volunteer Fire Department, NM 17 Oak Bend Etna Fire Department, AR 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Walters Volunteer Fire Department have?

Walters Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% below the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,381 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #549 of 614 by personnel.

Does Walters Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Walters 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 Walters Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Walters Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Walters Volunteer Fire Department?

Walters Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Faribault 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.

Related guides

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