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Elwood Volunteer Fire Department

Elwood, NE · Gosper County. Elwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Elwood Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Nebraska average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+111%
vs. Nebraska 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Elwood 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 A
38 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
38 personnel · 1 station

Elwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Elwood, NE (Gosper County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,731 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,731 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #45 of 258
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Gosper County

Elwood Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 73001 · Elwood Volunteer Fire Department, NE 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,731
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kingston
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kingston Fire Department, TN (+ 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Elwood, NE
FDID
73001

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Elwood Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #45 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,731 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 111% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Elwood Volunteer Fire Department carries 100.0% of Gosper County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (38 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kingston Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Kingston Fire Department, TN 38 Hendron Fire Department, KY 38 Sandusky Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, OH 38 Dewey Volunteer Fire Department, OK 38 Northwood Fire Rescue - Ridge Station, NH 38 Scipio-Republic Fire Department, OH 38 Smackover Volunteer Fire Station, AR 38 Altoona City Fire Department, IA 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elwood Volunteer Fire Department have?

Elwood Volunteer Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 111% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,731 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #45 of 258 by personnel.

Does Elwood Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Elwood Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Elwood Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Elwood Volunteer Fire Department?

Elwood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gosper County, NE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

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