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Adel Volunteer Fire Department

Adel, IA · Dallas County. Adel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Adel Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Iowa average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+170%
vs. Iowa 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
92/100
Adel 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 A
54 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
54 personnel · 1 station

Adel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Adel, IA (Dallas County), with 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,303 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,303 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #20 of 589
  • 1.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Dallas County

Adel Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 25001 · Adel Volunteer Fire Department, IA 54 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,303
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kuhl Hose Company
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kuhl Hose Company, PA (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Adel, IA
FDID
25001

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Adel Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #20 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,303 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 170% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Dallas County HIFLD mix around Adel Volunteer Fire Department

Dallas County: 15 departments, 268 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kuhl Hose Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bouton Fire Rescue
Bouton · volunteer
Clive Fire Department
West Des Moines · other
Dallas Center Fire and Rescue
Dallas Center · other
Dawson Fire Department
Dawson · volunteer
DE Soto Fire and Rescue Department
De Soto · volunteer
Dexter Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Dexter · volunteer
Minburn Volunteer Fire Department
Minburn · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Kuhl Hose Company, PA 54 Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, PA 54 Marrero-Harvey Volunteer Fire Department, LA 54 Pacific Grove Fire Department, CA 54 Dickeyville-Paris Volunteer Fire Department, WI 54 Campbellsport Volunteer Fire Department, WI 54 Cassville-Scotts Run Volunteer Fire Department, WV 54 Green Knoll Fire Company, NJ 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Adel Volunteer Fire Department have?

Adel Volunteer Fire Department has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 170% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,303 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #20 of 589 by personnel.

Does Adel Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Adel Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Adel Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Adel Volunteer Fire Department?

Adel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dallas County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

Iowa has 810 fire departments with 16,337 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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