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Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department

Bonesteel, SD · Gregory County. Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 21 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Dakota average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
+5%
vs. South Dakota average

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
0/100
Bonesteel 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
No station count on file for this department
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
21 personnel

Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bonesteel, SD (Gregory County) and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,131 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,131 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #186 of 257
  • 4 other listed departments in Gregory County

Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 30002 · Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department, SD 21 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,131
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greensboro-Monong…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greensboro-Monongahela Township Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service, PA (+ 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 SD department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Bonesteel, SD
FDID
30002

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #186 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,131 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster geometry

Gregory County HIFLD mix around Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department

Gregory County: 5 departments, 92 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 20% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Greensboro-Monongahela Township Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Burke Volunteer Fire Department
Burke · volunteer
Dallas Volunteer Fire Department
Dallas · volunteer
Fairfax Fire Department
Fairfax · other
Gregory Volunteer Fire Department
Gregory · volunteer
All SD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Greensboro-Monongahela Township Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service, PA 21 Dalbo Fire Department, MN 21 Sun Country Volunteer Fire Department, NM 21 Burkesville Fire Department, KY 21 Bingen Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21 Town of Glen Volunteer Fire Department, NY 21 Dierks Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21 Nashville Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,131 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #186 of 257 by personnel.

Does Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bonesteel 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 Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department?

Bonesteel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gregory County, SD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in South Dakota?

South Dakota has 365 fire departments with 7,257 total personnel. 69% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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