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Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention

Bettendorf, IA · Scott County. Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Iowa average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+135%
vs. Iowa average
4
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention

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 F
11.8 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
47 personnel · 4 stations

Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention is a Volunteer department serving Bettendorf, IA (Scott County), with 4 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,390 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,390 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #35 of 589
  • 8.51 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Scott County

Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 82001 · Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention, IA 47 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,390
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Honey Creek Depar…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue, IN (+ 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
Bettendorf, IA
FDID
82001

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #35 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,390 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 135% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster fringe

Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention is 9.3% of Scott County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 503 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 89% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.51 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue, IN (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue, IN 47 Central City Fire Department, KY 47 White House Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 47 Bardstown-Nelson County Volunteer Fire Department / Bardstown Fire Department, KY 47 Auburn Fire Department, NH 47 Okauchee Fire Department, WI 47 Windham Volunteer Fire Department, OH 47 Smithton Volunteer Fire Department, PA 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention have?

Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 135% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,390 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #35 of 589 by personnel.

Does Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention operate?

Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention?

Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention is a Volunteer department serving Scott 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.