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Center Township Volunteer Fire Department

La Porte, IN · La Porte County. Center Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Center Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Indiana average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
+30%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$40,000
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Center Township 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 B
30 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 F
$1,333 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Center Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving La Porte, IN (La Porte County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,966 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $40,000.

  • National personnel rank #9,966 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #224 of 589
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in La Porte County

Center Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 46002 · Center Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,966
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Livermore
  • FEMA-LIGHT $40K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Livermore Fire Department, IA (+ 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
La Porte, IN
FDID
46002

FEMA Grant History

$40K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01737 $40,000

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Center Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #224 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,966 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Center Township Volunteer Fire Department is 7.3% of La Porte County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 410 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 75% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Livermore Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Kankakee Township Volunteer Fire Department
Rolling Prairie · volunteer
Kingsford Fire Department
Kingsford Heights · volunteer
LA Porte City Fire Department
La Porte · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Livermore Fire Department, IA 30 Village of Stillwater Newland-Wood Fire Company, NY 30 Flemington Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Neva Volunteer Fire Department, TN 30 Finley Fire Protection District, ND 30 Hickory Grove Fire Department, SC 30 Ringing Hill Fire Company, PA 30 Abington Township Fire Department / Weldon Fire Company, PA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Center Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Center Township Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,966 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #224 of 589 by personnel.

Does Center Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Center Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Center Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Center Township Volunteer Fire Department?

Center Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving La Porte County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Center Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Center Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $40,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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