Department profile

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Dupree Volunteer Fire Department

Dupree, SD · Ziebach County. Dupree Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 11 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.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Dupree Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Dakota average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-45%
vs. South Dakota 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
16/100
Dupree 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 F
11 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
11 personnel · 1 station

Dupree Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dupree, SD (Ziebach County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,706 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,706 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #249 of 257
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Ziebach County

Dupree Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 64001 · Dupree Volunteer Fire Department, SD 11 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,706
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Apalachee Bay Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Apalachee Bay Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Dupree, SD
FDID
64001

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Dupree Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #249 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,706 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 45% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster geometry

Ziebach County HIFLD mix around Dupree Volunteer Fire Department

Ziebach County: 2 departments, 66 personnel (2 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Apalachee Bay Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Glad Valley Fire Department
Glad Valley · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 11 personnel

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

Apalachee Bay Volunteer Fire Department, FL 11 Byng Fire Department, OK 11 Central City Fire Station, AR 11 Gaines Creek Volunteer Fire Department, OK 11 Andover Fire Department, NH 11 Battle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TN 11 Normanna Volunteer Fire Department, MN 11 Hatley Fire Station, AR 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dupree Volunteer Fire Department have?

Dupree Volunteer Fire Department has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 45% below the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,706 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #249 of 257 by personnel.

Does Dupree Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Dupree Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Dupree Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dupree Volunteer Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in South Dakota?

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

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