Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Ellsworth, IA · Hamilton County. Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Iowa average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
+25%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services

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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Ellsworth, IA (Hamilton County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,337 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,337 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #263 of 589
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Hamilton County

Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 59% higher than 41% 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 40002 · Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services, IA 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,337
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bear Creek Townsh…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bear Creek Township Volunteer Hose Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Ellsworth, IA
FDID
40002

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #263 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,337 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Hamilton County HIFLD mix around Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Hamilton County: 10 departments, 144 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 70% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bear Creek Township Volunteer Hose Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Bear Creek Township Volunteer Hose Fire Company, PA 25 Cambria Fire Department, CA 25 Pringle Volunteer Fire Department, PA 25 Woodworth Volunteer Fire Department, LA 25 Elysian Fire Department, MN 25 Poca Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 Fairmount Fire Protection District, ND 25 Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,337 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #263 of 589 by personnel.

Does Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Hamilton 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.