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Charles City Fire Rescue

Charles City, IA · Floyd County. Charles City Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Charles City Fire Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Iowa average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+75%
vs. Iowa 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
77/100
Charles City Fire 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 B
35 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
35 personnel · 1 station

Charles City Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Charles City, IA (Floyd County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,667 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,667 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #88 of 589
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Floyd County

Charles City Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 34001 · Charles City Fire Rescue, IA 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,667
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Taylor Township F…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Taylor Township Fire and Rescue, IN (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Charles City, IA
FDID
34001

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Charles City Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #88 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,667 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 75% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster weight

Charles City Fire Rescue carries 25.2% of Floyd County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (139 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 86% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Taylor Township Fire and Rescue, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Floyd Volunteer Fire Department
Floyd · volunteer
Nora Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Nora Springs · volunteer
Rockford Volunteer Fire Department
Rockford · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Taylor Township Fire and Rescue, IN 35 Craigsville-Beaver-Cottle Volunteer Fire Department, WV 35 Hopedale Fire Department, OH 35 Holley Navarre Fire District, FL 35 Gratiot Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Blanchardville Fire Department and Ambulance Service, WI 35 Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department, NY 35 Holland Patent Hose Company Incorporated, NY 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Charles City Fire Rescue have?

Charles City Fire Rescue has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 75% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,667 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #88 of 589 by personnel.

Does Charles City Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Charles City Fire Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Charles City Fire Rescue operate?

Charles City Fire Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Charles City Fire Rescue?

Charles City Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Floyd County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.