Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue

Cedar Bluffs, NE · Saunders County. Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Nebraska average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
+28%
vs. Nebraska 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue

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 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Cedar Bluffs, NE (Saunders County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,963 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,963 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #187 of 258
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Saunders County

Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 06002 · Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue, NE 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,963
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bruce
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bruce Fire Department, SD (+ 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Cedar Bluffs, NE
FDID
06002

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #187 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,963 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 28% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster fringe

Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue is 8.0% of Saunders County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 287 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 85% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bruce Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Colon Volunteer Fire Department
Colon · volunteer
Malmo Fire Department
Malmo · volunteer
Morse Bluff Volunteer Fire Department
Morse Bluff · volunteer
Prague Volunteer Fire Department
Prague · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Bruce Fire Department, SD 23 Robersonville Fire Department, NC 23 Egelston Township Fire Department, MI 23 Fremont Fire Department, MI 23 Elsberry Fire Protection District, MO 23 Haywood Fire Department, KY 23 Scranton Fire Protection District, ND 23 Woodland Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue have?

Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 28% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,963 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #187 of 258 by personnel.

Does Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue operate?

Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue?

Cedar Bluffs Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Saunders County, NE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.