County profile

Polk County, NE 4 departments

4 HIFLD departments in Polk County, Nebraska - coverage desk and roster table below.

4 departments · #50 of 93 in-state

Polk County, NE is a thin HIFLD county book: 4 departments and 71 personnel (#50 of 93 in-state).

  • Personnel rank #50 of 93 in Nebraska
  • 2.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • 56% of roster in Osceola Volunteer Fire and Rescue
  • 4 of 4 depts provide EMS
  • 4 of 511 Nebraska departments statewide
4
Departments
71
Total Personnel
#50 of 93
In-state by personnel
2
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Polk County

All fire departments in Polk County, NE with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Osceola Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Osceola · EMS
 volunteer 40
Polk Fire and Rescue
Polk · EMS
 other -
Shelby Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Shelby · EMS
 volunteer 31
Stromsburg Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Stromsburg · EMS
 other -

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (4 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 0 career, 2 volunteer, 0 combination (50% volunteer).

2.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 71 roster).

Largest book: Osceola Volunteer Fire and Rescue holds 56% of county personnel (40 of 71).

Photo-finish peer: Colquitt County, GA (+0 personnel).

Nebraska breadth context

State departments
511
Annual fires
13,600
Volunteer %
50%
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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Polk County, NE? ▼

Polk County, NE has 4 fire departments with available federal data. 2 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #50 of 93 among Nebraska counties with at least one listed department.

Are Polk County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Polk County has a mix: 0 career, 2 volunteer, 0 combination.

How many firefighters serve Polk County? ▼

Polk County has 71 total fire department personnel across 4 departments. The average per department is 18, which is 0% above the Nebraska average.

Does Polk County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 4 departments in Polk County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Colquitt County, GA 71 pers Tattnall County, GA 71 pers Custer County, ID 71 pers Blackford County, IN 71 pers San Francisco County, CA 4 depts Archuleta County, CO 4 depts Costilla County, CO 4 depts Moffat County, CO 4 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Polk, NE Horizontal bar chart of the top 2 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Polk, NE Top 2 1. Osceola Volunteer Fire and Rescue 40 personnel 2. Shelby Volunteer Fire and Rescue 31 personnel Top 5 fire departments by total personnel in this county.Source: U.S. Fire Administration NFDR.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Polk County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.