Department profile

Volunteer

Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station

Rutland Town, VT · Rutland County. Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 47 total personnel. 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
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Vermont average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+176%
vs. Vermont average
2
stations

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
50/100
Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station

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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
47 personnel · 2 stations

Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station is a Volunteer department serving Rutland Town, VT (Rutland 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 #4,411 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,411 of 22,440
  • VT personnel rank #11 of 150
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 28 other listed departments in Rutland County

Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station 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 11543 · Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station, VT 47 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #4,411
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clarksville Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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 VT department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Rutland Town, VT
FDID
11543

Staffing vs the Vermont average

How Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Vermont. In-state it ranks #11 of 150 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,411 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 176% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
11
VT departments
250

County roster fringe

Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station is 8.9% of Rutland County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 529 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 10% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Benson Fire Department
Benson · volunteer
Castleton Volunteer Fire Department
Castleton · volunteer
Center Rutland Fire Department
Center Rutland · other
Clarendon Volunteer Fire Association
West Rutland · other
Fair Haven Fire Department
Fair Haven · volunteer
All VT departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 47 Palmer Springs Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 47 Blackfoot Fire Department, ID 47 Hopewell Fire Department and Emergency Medical Unit, NJ 47 West Hills Regional Fire Department, PA 47 Lebanon Valley Protective Association Incorporated - New Lebanon Station, NY 47 Laurence Harbor Fire Department, NJ 47 Southeast Weld Fire Protection District, CO 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station have?

Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 176% above the Vermont average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,411 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VT, it ranks #11 of 150 by personnel.

Does Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station operate?

Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station?

Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station is a Volunteer department serving Rutland County, VT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Vermont?

Vermont has 250 fire departments with 4,361 total personnel. 60% are volunteer departments.

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