Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Anderson Fire Department

Anderson, IN · Madison County. Anderson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 127 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.

127
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Anderson Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Indiana average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+452%
vs. Indiana average
7
stations
$1,716,165
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Anderson 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 D
18.1 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
127 personnel · 7 stations

Anderson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Anderson, IN (Madison County), with 7 stations and 127 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #588 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,716,165.

  • National personnel rank #588 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #13 of 589
  • 5.51 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Madison County

Anderson Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

127 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 48002 · Anderson Fire Department, IN 127 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 127
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #588
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenlawn
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greenlawn Fire Department, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Anderson, IN
FDID
48002

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-05548 $183,164
2017 EMW2016FO05088 $286,791
2014 EMW2013FH00810 $1,246,210

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Anderson Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #13 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #588 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 452% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Anderson Fire Department carries 29.7% of Madison County HIFLD personnel

Among 15 listed departments (427 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 53% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.51 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 127 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greenlawn Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Adams Township Fire and Rescue
Markleville · volunteer
Alexandria Fire Department
Alexandria · career
Edgewood Fire Department
Anderson · other
Elwood Fire Department
Elwood · career
Ingalls Fire Department
Ingalls · other
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Nationwide career peers near 127 personnel

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

Greenlawn Fire Department, NY 127 Township Fire Department Incorporated - Seymour Station, WI 127 Middleton Fire and Rescue, NH 127 North Bailey Fire Company Incorporated, NY 127 Ogden City Fire Department, UT 126 Oceanside Fire Department, CA 126 Fort Smith Fire Department, AR 128 Harrisburg Bureau of Fire, PA 126

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Anderson Fire Department have?

Anderson Fire Department has 127 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 452% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #588 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #13 of 589 by personnel.

Does Anderson Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Anderson Fire Department operate?

Anderson Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Anderson Fire Department?

Anderson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Madison County, IN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Anderson Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Anderson Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,716,165 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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