Department profile

Volunteer

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

Madison, IN · Jefferson County. Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Indiana average.

13th pct.
national personnel size
-30%
vs. Indiana 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
25/100
Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

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
16 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
16 personnel · 1 station

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Madison, IN (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,474 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,474 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #540 of 589
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 87% higher than 13% 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 39001 · Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, IN 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Christine Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Christine Fire Protection District, ND (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Madison, IN
FDID
39001

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #540 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,474 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 30% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is 8.1% of Jefferson County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 198 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 45% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Christine Fire Protection District, ND (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Brooksburg Fire Department
Madison · other
Kent Volunteer Fire Company
Madison · volunteer
All IN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Christine Fire Protection District, ND 16 Cordova Fire Department, SC 16 Marinette Fire Department, WI 16 Killbuck Township Fire Department, OH 16 Glendale Volunteer Fire Department, AR 16 Talihina Fire Department, OK 16 Tri-County Volunteer Fire Department, FL 16 Wamsutter Volunteer Fire Department, WY 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated have?

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,474 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #540 of 589 by personnel.

Does Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated provide EMS services?

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated 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 Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operate?

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated?

Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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