Department profile

Career (Paid)

Evansville Fire Department

Evansville, IN · Vanderburgh County. Evansville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 14 stations and 282 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

282
Total personnel
14
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Evansville Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Indiana average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1126%
vs. Indiana average
14
stations

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
39/100
Evansville 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 D
20.1 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
282 personnel · 14 stations

Evansville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Evansville, IN (Vanderburgh County), with 14 stations and 282 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #131 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #131 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #3 of 589
  • 4.96 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Vanderburgh County

Evansville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

282 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 82001 · Evansville Fire Department, IN 282 personnel · 14 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 282
  • STA-MULTI 14 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #131
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Indian River Coun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Indian River County Fire Rescue, FL (+ 3 personnel)

Career/paid 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Evansville, IN
FDID
82001

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Evansville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #3 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #131 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1126% above the state average
Stations
14
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Evansville Fire Department carries 56.5% of Vanderburgh County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (499 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.96 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (14 stations / 282 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Indian River County Fire Rescue, FL (+3 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

McCutchanville Fire Department
Evansville · volunteer
All IN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 282 personnel

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

Indian River County Fire Rescue, FL 285 Cambridge Fire Department, MA 285 Savannah Fire Department, GA 285 Atlantic City Fire Department, NJ 279 Waterbury Fire Department, CT 286 Lubbock Fire Department, TX 278 Anaheim Fire Department, CA 276 Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety Department, FL 275

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Evansville Fire Department have?

Evansville Fire Department has 282 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1126% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #131 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #3 of 589 by personnel.

Does Evansville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Evansville Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Evansville Fire Department operate?

Evansville Fire Department operates 14 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Evansville Fire Department?

Evansville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Vanderburgh County, IN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

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