Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Ashton Fire and Rescue

Ashton, NE · Sherman County. Ashton Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ashton Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Nebraska average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+28%
vs. Nebraska 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Ashton Fire and Rescue

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 C
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Ashton Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Ashton, NE (Sherman County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,900 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,900 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #182 of 258
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Sherman County

Ashton Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 56001 · Ashton Fire and Rescue, NE 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anchorage Fire an…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Anchorage Fire and Emergency Medical Services District, KY (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ashton, NE
FDID
56001

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Ashton Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #182 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,900 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 28% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Ashton Fire and Rescue carries 100.0% of Sherman County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (23 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Anchorage Fire and Emergency Medical Services District, KY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Anchorage Fire and Emergency Medical Services District, KY 23 Hauser Lake Fire Department, ID 23 Shamokin Dam Fire Company, PA 23 Twain Harte Community Services District - Fire and Rescue Division, CA 23 Somerset Fire Department, WI 23 Harrah Volunteer Fire Department, OK 23 Fenton Volunteer Fire Department, IA 23 Frankfort Fire Department, SD 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ashton Fire and Rescue have?

Ashton Fire and Rescue has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 28% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,900 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #182 of 258 by personnel.

Does Ashton Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ashton Fire and Rescue operate?

Ashton Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ashton Fire and Rescue?

Ashton Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Sherman 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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