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Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

Ankeny, IA · Polk County. Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 72 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.

72
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Iowa average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+260%
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
96/100
Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

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
72 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
72 personnel · 1 station

Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Ankeny, IA (Polk County), with 1 station and 72 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,785 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,785 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #9 of 589
  • 1.39 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Polk County

Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

72 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 77003 · Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, IA 72 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 72
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,785
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Cloud
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saint Cloud Fire Department, MN (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Ankeny, IA
FDID
77003

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #9 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,785 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 260% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster fringe

Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is 7.3% of Polk County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 985 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.39 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 72 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saint Cloud Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 72 personnel

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

Saint Cloud Fire Department, MN 72 Paintertown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 72 City of Rye Fire Department, NY 72 Purchase Fire Department, NY 72 Cascade Volunteer Fire Department, WI 72 Macedon Center Fire Department, NY 72 Vandalia Fire Department, OH 72 Spencer Fire Department, NY 72

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services have?

Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services has 72 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 260% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,785 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #9 of 589 by personnel.

Does Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services?

Ankeny Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Polk 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.