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Winona Fire Department - Central

Winona, MN · Winona County. Winona Fire Department - Central is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Winona Fire Department - Central pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Minnesota average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+129%
vs. Minnesota average
2
stations
$1,000,000
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
58/100
Winona Fire Department - Central

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
24 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 B
$20,833 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
48 personnel · 2 stations

Winona Fire Department - Central is a Volunteer department serving Winona, MN (Winona County), with 2 stations and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,374 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,000,000.

  • National personnel rank #4,374 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #48 of 614
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Winona County

Winona Fire Department - Central vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 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 85212 · Winona Fire Department - Central, MN 48 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,374
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wooster Township
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wooster Township Fire Department, 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 MN department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Winona, MN
FDID
85212

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FR-0000 $1,000,000

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Winona Fire Department - Central's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #48 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,374 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 129% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster geometry

Winona County HIFLD mix around Winona Fire Department - Central

Winona County: 15 departments, 219 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wooster Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

Wooster Township Fire Department, OH 48 Southside Volunteer Fire Department, TN 48 Wayne Volunteer Fire Department, OH 48 Dresden Fire Department, TN 48 Weathersfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 48 Springfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 48 Walkerton Fire Department, IN 48 Northwest Rogers County Fire Protection District, OK 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winona Fire Department - Central have?

Winona Fire Department - Central has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 129% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,374 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #48 of 614 by personnel.

Does Winona Fire Department - Central provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Winona Fire Department - Central operate?

Winona Fire Department - Central operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Winona Fire Department - Central?

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

Has Winona Fire Department - Central received federal grants?

Yes, Winona Fire Department - Central has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,000,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.