Department profile

Volunteer

Anderson Township Fire Department

Tell City, IN · Perry County. Anderson Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 38 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

38
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Anderson Township Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Indiana average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Indiana average
2
stations
$165,224
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
26/100
Anderson Township 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
19 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$4,348 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 2 stations

Anderson Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tell City, IN (Perry County), with 2 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,646 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $165,224.

  • National personnel rank #6,646 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #119 of 589
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Perry County

Anderson Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 62001 · Anderson Township Fire Department, IN 38 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hatch Bend Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $165K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hatch Bend Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Tell City, IN
FDID
62001

FEMA Grant History

$165K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02033 $165,224.28

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Anderson Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #119 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,646 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Perry County HIFLD mix around Anderson Township Fire Department

Perry County: 11 departments, 197 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 27% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hatch Bend Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cannelton Volunteer Fire Department
Cannelton · volunteer
Central Perry Fire Department
Leopold · volunteer
Rome Volunteer Fire Department
Rome · volunteer
Tell City Fire Department
Tell City · other
Tell City Fire House
Tell City · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Hatch Bend Volunteer Fire Department, FL 38 Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department, PA 38 Blair-Preston Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Osseo Rural Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Hanover Volunteer Fire Department, PA 38 Adamsville Fire Department, OH 38 Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Whispering Pines Fire District, AZ 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Anderson Township Fire Department have?

Anderson Township Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,646 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #119 of 589 by personnel.

Does Anderson Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Anderson Township Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Anderson Township Fire Department operate?

Anderson Township Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Anderson Township Fire Department?

Anderson Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Perry County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Anderson Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Anderson Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $165,224.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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