Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station

Davenport, IA · Scott County. Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 145 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.

145
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Iowa average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+625%
vs. Iowa average
7
stations
$1,553,181
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
43/100
Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central 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
20.7 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 C
$10,712 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
145 personnel · 7 stations

Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Davenport, IA (Scott County), with 7 stations and 145 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #444 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,553,181.

  • National personnel rank #444 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #2 of 589
  • 4.83 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Scott County

Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

145 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 82004 · Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station, IA 145 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 145
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #444
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Liberty Joint Fir…
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Liberty Joint Fire District, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Davenport, IA
FDID
82004

FEMA Grant History

$1.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-05313 $612,369
2014 EMW2013FH00603 $940,812

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #2 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #444 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 625% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster weight

Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station carries 28.8% of Scott County HIFLD personnel

Among 19 listed departments (503 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 63% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.83 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 145 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Liberty Joint Fire District, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Davenport Fire Department
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Davenport Forestry Department
Davenport · other
Dixon Volunteer Fire Department
Dixon · volunteer
Donahue Volunteer Fire Department
Donahue · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 145 personnel

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

Liberty Joint Fire District, NY 145 Newport Beach Fire Department, CA 145 West Chester Township Fire Department, OH 145 Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, CT 145 Shelby County Fire Department, TN 144 Lafayette Fire Department, IN 144 Santa Rosa Fire Department, CA 144 City of Myrtle Beach Fire Department, SC 144

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station have?

Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station has 145 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 625% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #444 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #2 of 589 by personnel.

Does Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station operate?

Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station?

Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Scott County, IA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station received federal grants?

Yes, Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,553,181 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.