Department profile

Volunteer

Dante Volunteer Fire Department

Dante, SD · Charles Mix County. Dante Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Dante Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Dakota average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
-10%
vs. South Dakota average
1
station
$401,905
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
49/100
Dante 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 D
18 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 B
$22,328 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Dante Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dante, SD (Charles Mix County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,423 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $401,905.

  • National personnel rank #18,423 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #213 of 257
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Charles Mix County

Dante Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 17004 · Dante Volunteer Fire Department, SD 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,423
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walters Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $402K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Walters Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+ 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 SD department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Dante, SD
FDID
17004

FEMA Grant History

$402K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05296 $182,857.14
2017 EMW2016FV02154 $219,048

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

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Dante Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #213 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,423 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster fringe

Dante Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% of Charles Mix County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 181 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Walters Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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Ravinia Volunteer Fire Department
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Wagner Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Walters Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18 Benedict Volunteer Fire Department, NE 18 Bucyrus Fire Department, OH 18 Swaledale Fire Department, IA 18 Panguitch Volunteer Fire Department, UT 18 Nesbit Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18 Owls Head - Mount View Volunteer Fire Department, NY 18 Sand Creek Fire Department, WI 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dante Volunteer Fire Department have?

Dante Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% below the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,423 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #213 of 257 by personnel.

Does Dante Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Dante Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Dante Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Dante Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dante Volunteer Fire Department?

Dante Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Charles Mix County, SD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Dante Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Dante Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $401,905.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in South Dakota?

South Dakota has 365 fire departments with 7,257 total personnel. 69% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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