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Williston Rural Fire Protection District

Williston, ND · Williams County. Williston Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Williston Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the North Dakota average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
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
45/100
Williston Rural Fire Protection 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Williston Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Williston, ND (Williams County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,081 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,081 of 22,440
  • ND personnel rank #172 of 249
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Williams County

Williston Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 53377 · Williston Rural Fire Protection District, ND 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,081
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Coffeyville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Coffeyville Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Williston, ND
FDID
53377

Staffing vs the North Dakota average

How Williston Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Dakota. In-state it ranks #172 of 249 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,081 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
13
ND departments
338

County roster fringe

Williston Rural Fire Protection District is 8.6% of Williams County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 256 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Coffeyville Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ray Fire Protection District
Ray · volunteer
All ND departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

South Coffeyville Fire Department, OK 22 Callicoon Volunteer Fire Department, NY 22 Ripley Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 22 Coldwater Fire Department, OH 22 Waveland Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 22 Citizens Fire Company - Brandonville, PA 22 Waverly Volunteer Fire Company, WV 22 Dawson Springs Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Williston Rural Fire Protection District have?

Williston Rural Fire Protection District has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the North Dakota average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,081 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ND, it ranks #172 of 249 by personnel.

Does Williston Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Williston Rural Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Williston Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Williston Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Williston Rural Fire Protection District?

Williston Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Williams 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.

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