Department profile

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Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department

Deadwood, SD · Lawrence County. Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

18th pct.
national personnel size
-10%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Brownsville 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 D
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Deadwood, SD (Lawrence County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,322 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,322 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #212 of 257
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Lawrence County

Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 09008 · Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department, SD 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,322
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Northern Reynolds…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Northern Reynolds County Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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
Deadwood, SD
FDID
09008

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #212 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,322 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster fringe

Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department is 9.3% of Lawrence County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 193 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Northern Reynolds County Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department
Deadwood · volunteer
Nemo Volunteer Fire Department
Nemo · volunteer
Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department
Spearfish · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Northern Reynolds County Fire Protection District, MO 18 Midway Volunteer Fire Department, GA 18 Eudora Volunteer Fire Station, AR 18 Dermott Volunteer Fire Station, AR 18 Springtown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 18 Watkins Volunteer Fire Department, NC 18 Wright Volunteer Fire Department, MN 18 Bruceton Volunteer Fire Department, TN 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% below the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,322 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #212 of 257 by personnel.

Does Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Brownsville 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 Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department?

Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lawrence 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.