Department profile

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Elk Horn Fire and Rescue

Elk Horn, IA · Shelby County. Elk Horn Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Elk Horn Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Iowa average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+75%
vs. Iowa 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
77/100
Elk Horn Fire and Rescue

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 B
35 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
35 personnel · 1 station

Elk Horn Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Elk Horn, IA (Shelby County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,744 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,744 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #91 of 589
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Shelby County

Elk Horn Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 83003 · Elk Horn Fire and Rescue, IA 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,744
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dana Community Vo…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dana Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Elk Horn, IA
FDID
83003

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Elk Horn Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #91 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,744 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 75% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Shelby County HIFLD mix around Elk Horn Fire and Rescue

Shelby County: 10 departments, 211 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dana Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Defiance Fire and Rescue
Defiance · volunteer
Harlan Fire Department
Harlan · volunteer
Kirkman Fire Department
Kirkman · other
Shelby Fire and Rescue
Shelby · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Dana Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN 35 Franklin Division of Fire, OH 35 Franklin Township Fire Department, OH 35 Rhodelia Volunteer Fire Department, KY 35 Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department, TN 35 Mahtomedi Fire Department, MN 35 Scott Volunteer Fire Department, OH 35 Lagro Volunteer Fire Department, IN 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elk Horn Fire and Rescue have?

Elk Horn Fire and Rescue has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 75% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,744 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #91 of 589 by personnel.

Does Elk Horn Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Elk Horn Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Elk Horn Fire and Rescue operate?

Elk Horn Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Elk Horn Fire and Rescue?

Elk Horn Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Shelby County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.