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Alliance Fire Department

Alliance, NE · Box Butte County. Alliance Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 67 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.

67
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alliance Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Nebraska average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+272%
vs. Nebraska average
2
stations

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Alliance 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 B
33.5 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
67 personnel · 2 stations

Alliance Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Alliance, NE (Box Butte County), with 2 stations and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,072 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,072 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #8 of 258
  • 2.99 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Box Butte County

Alliance Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 65001 · Alliance Fire Department, NE 67 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,072
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chestnut Ridge Co…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chestnut Ridge Community Volunteer Fire Department, 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Alliance, NE
FDID
65001

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Alliance Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #8 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,072 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 272% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Alliance Fire Department carries 100.0% of Box Butte County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (67 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.99 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 67 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Chestnut Ridge Community Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 67 personnel

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

Chestnut Ridge Community Volunteer Fire Department, PA 67 Fredericksburg Fire Department, VA 67 Perry Volunteer Fire Department, NY 67 Fort Wright Fire and Ambulance Service, KY 67 Fort Edward Fire Department, NY 67 Butler Township Fire Department, OH 67 Worley Fire District, ID 67 Shinglehouse Volunteer Fire Department, PA 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alliance Fire Department have?

Alliance Fire Department has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 272% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,072 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #8 of 258 by personnel.

Does Alliance Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Alliance Fire Department operate?

Alliance Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Alliance Fire Department?

Alliance Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Box Butte County, NE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

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