Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Burlington Fire Department

Burlington, IA · Des Moines County. Burlington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Burlington Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Iowa average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+135%
vs. Iowa average
2
stations
$957,097
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
57/100
Burlington 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
23.5 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 B
$20,364 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 2 stations

Burlington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Burlington, IA (Des Moines County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,401 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $957,097.

  • National personnel rank #4,401 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #36 of 589
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Des Moines County

Burlington Fire Department 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 29001 · Burlington Fire Department, IA 47 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fort Hunter Engin…
  • FEMA-MID $957K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fort Hunter Engine and Hose Company, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Burlington, IA
FDID
29001

FEMA Grant History

$957K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2019)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06474 $287,727
2014 EMW2013FH00089 $453,348
2012 EMW2011FR00148 $230,625
- EMW2016FH00382 $-14,602.56

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Burlington Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #36 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,401 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 135% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster weight

Burlington Fire Department carries 29.6% of Des Moines County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (159 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fort Hunter Engine and Hose Company, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Danville Fire Department
Danville · volunteer
Mediapolis City Fire Department
Mediapolis · volunteer
West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department
West Burlington · volunteer
Yarmouth Fire Department
Yarmouth · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 47 personnel

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

Fort Hunter Engine and Hose Company, NY 47 Truckee Fire Protection District, CA 47 Kermit Volunteer Fire Department, WV 47 Burton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OH 47 Pechanga Fire Department, CA 47 Southern Marin Fire Protection District, CA 47 Sycuan Fire Department, CA 47 Hillside Fire Department, NJ 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Burlington Fire Department have?

Burlington Fire Department 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 #4,401 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #36 of 589 by personnel.

Does Burlington Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Burlington Fire Department operate?

Burlington Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Burlington Fire Department?

Burlington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Des Moines County, IA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Burlington Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Burlington Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $957,097.44 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.