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Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department

Clearwater, NE · Antelope County. Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Nebraska average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+50%
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
59/100
Clearwater 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 C
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clearwater, NE (Antelope County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,995 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,995 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #142 of 258
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Antelope County

Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 26002 · Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department, NE 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,995
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Linden Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Linden Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Clearwater, NE
FDID
26002

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #142 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,995 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department carries 32.9% of Antelope County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (82 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 57% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Linden Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department
Brunswick · volunteer
Elgin Volunteer Fire Department
Elgin · volunteer
Oakdale Volunteer Fire Department
Oakdale · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Linden Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Clinton Township Fire Department, OH 27 Glen Dale Volunteer Fire Department, WV 27 Likely Volunteer Fire Protection District, CA 27 Brookfield Fire Department, MA 27 War Volunteer Fire Department, WV 27 Millville Fire and Rescue, MA 27 Lehr Fire Department / Lehr Rural Fire Department, ND 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department have?

Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,995 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #142 of 258 by personnel.

Does Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department?

Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Antelope 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.