Beatrice Rural Fire District

What This Data Tells You About Beatrice Rural Fire District

Beatrice Rural Fire District operates as a fire department in Beatrice, within Gage County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Nebraska has 511 registered fire departments and 9,011 total personnel, averaging roughly 18 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 13,600 fires, 26 fire deaths, and 50% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Beatrice Rural Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $277,984 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.