Department profile

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Essex Fire Rescue

Essex, IA · Page County. Essex Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 45%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$311,850
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
56/100
Essex Fire 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
30 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
$10,395 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Essex Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Essex, IA (Page County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,120 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $311,850.

  • National personnel rank #10,120 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #158 of 589
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Page County

Essex Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 73007 · Essex Fire Rescue, IA 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,120
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Valley Township V…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $312K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Valley Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Essex, IA
FDID
73007

FEMA Grant History

$312K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0264 $311,850

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Essex Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #158 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,120 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster weight

Essex Fire Rescue carries 36.6% of Page County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (82 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Valley Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Blanchard Volunteer Fire Department
Blanchard · volunteer
Clarinda Fire Department
Clarinda · other
Coin Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Coin · volunteer
Shenandoah Fire Station
Shenandoah · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Valley Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Northeast Union Rural Fire Department, MS 30 Morristown Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 30 Fountaintown Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN 30 Oak Grove Fire Protection District, OK 30 Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Cold Spring Fire Department, MN 30 Green Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Essex Fire Rescue have?

Essex Fire Rescue has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,120 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #158 of 589 by personnel.

Does Essex Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Essex Fire Rescue operate?

Essex Fire Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Essex Fire Rescue?

Essex Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Page County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Essex Fire Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Essex Fire Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $311,850 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.