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Denison Fire Department

Denison, IA · Crawford County. Denison Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 43 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.

43
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Denison Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Iowa average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+115%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$572,252
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
71/100
Denison 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 A
43 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
$13,308 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 1 station

Denison Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Denison, IA (Crawford County), with 1 station and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,276 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $572,252.

  • National personnel rank #5,276 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #49 of 589
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Crawford County

Denison Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 24006 · Denison Fire Department, IA 43 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Atwater
  • FEMA-MID $572K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Atwater Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Denison, IA
FDID
24006

FEMA Grant History

$572K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2012)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2011FF00020 $253,051
2011 EMW-2011-FF-0002 $319,201

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Denison Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #49 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,276 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 115% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Crawford County HIFLD mix around Denison Fire Department

Crawford County: 10 departments, 193 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Atwater Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Schleswig Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

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

Atwater Fire Department, CA 43 Long Beach Fire Department, MS 43 Henlawson Volunteer Fire Department, WV 43 Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 43 Clark County Fire, KY 43 West Winfield Volunteer Fire Department, NY 43 Cedarville Fire Department, NY 43 Nine Mile Point Volunteer Fire Department, LA 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Denison Fire Department have?

Denison Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 115% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,276 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #49 of 589 by personnel.

Does Denison Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Denison Fire Department operate?

Denison Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Denison Fire Department?

Denison Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Crawford County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Denison Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Denison Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $572,252 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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.