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Brandon Fire Department

Brandon, SD · Minnehaha County. Brandon Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Brandon Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the South Dakota average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+90%
vs. South Dakota 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Brandon 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 A
38 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
38 personnel · 1 station

Brandon Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brandon, SD (Minnehaha County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,669 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,669 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #27 of 257
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Minnehaha County

Brandon Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 01005 · Brandon Fire Department, SD 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,669
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corriganville Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Corriganville Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 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
Brandon, SD
FDID
01005

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Brandon Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #27 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,669 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 90% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster fringe

Brandon Fire Department is 7.0% of Minnehaha County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 542 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Corriganville Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Crooks Volunteer Fire Department
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Dell Rapids Fire Department
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Garretson Volunteer Fire Department
Garretson · volunteer
Hartford Fire and Rescue Department
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Humboldt Fire and Ambulance Service
Humboldt · volunteer
Lyons Volunteer Fire Department
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All SD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Corriganville Volunteer Fire Department, MD 38 Church Point Volunteer Fire Department, LA 38 Brigantine Fire Department, NJ 38 Verdoy Fire District, NY 38 Oceanville Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 38 Lincoln Charter Township Fire Department, MI 38 Sanbornton Fire Department, NH 38 Cole Camp and Rural Fire Protection District, MO 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brandon Fire Department have?

Brandon Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 90% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,669 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #27 of 257 by personnel.

Does Brandon Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Brandon Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Brandon Fire Department operate?

Brandon Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brandon Fire Department?

Brandon Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Minnehaha 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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