Department profile

Volunteer

Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department

Belgrade, NE · Nance County. Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department 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
Belgrade Volunteer 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 C
23 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 1 station

Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Belgrade, NE (Nance 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 #14,917 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,917 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #184 of 258
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Nance County

Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department 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 58001 · Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department, NE 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,917
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hurricane Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Belgrade, NE
FDID
58001

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #184 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,917 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

Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department carries 42.6% of Nance County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (54 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Genoa Volunteer Fire Department
Genoa · volunteer
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.

Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department, MS 23 Dunnigan Rural Fire Protection District, CA 23 Moriarty Fire Department, NM 23 Coggon Fire Department, IA 23 Hominy Fire Department, OK 23 McCord Community Volunteer Fire Department, OK 23 Frankfort Fire Department, SD 23 Tioga Fire Department, PA 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department have?

Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department 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 #14,917 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #184 of 258 by personnel.

Does Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Belgrade Volunteer 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 Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department?

Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Nance 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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