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Washburn Fire Department

Washburn, ND · Mclean County. Washburn Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 49 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.

49
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Washburn Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the North Dakota average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+123%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
91/100
Washburn 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 A
49 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
49 personnel · 1 station

Washburn Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Washburn, ND (Mclean County), with 1 station and 49 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,222 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,222 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #22 of 249
  • 2.04 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Mclean County

Washburn Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

49 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 28368 · Washburn Fire Department, ND 49 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 49
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,222
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chardon Fire Depa…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chardon Fire Department Incorporated, 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 ND department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Washburn, ND
FDID
28368

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Washburn Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #22 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,222 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 123% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster geometry

Mclean County HIFLD mix around Washburn Fire Department

Mclean County: 9 departments, 345 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 78% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.04 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 49 roster).

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

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 49 personnel

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

Chardon Fire Department Incorporated, OH 49 Edina Fire Department, MN 49 Laguna Beach Fire Department, CA 49 McConnellstown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 49 Jefferson Township Fire Department, OH 49 Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department, WI 49 Los Banos Fire Department, CA 49 Sigel Volunteer Fire Department, PA 49

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Washburn Fire Department have?

Washburn Fire Department has 49 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 123% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,222 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #22 of 249 by personnel.

Does Washburn Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Washburn Fire Department operate?

Washburn Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Washburn Fire Department?

Washburn Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mclean 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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