Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Fairland Volunteer Fire Department

Fairland, IN · Shelby County. Fairland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fairland Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Indiana average.

30th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. Indiana 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
45/100
Fairland 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Fairland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fairland, IN (Shelby County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,605 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,605 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #411 of 589
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Shelby County

Fairland Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 70% higher than 30% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 73001 · Fairland Volunteer Fire Department, IN 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,605
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Freeport
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Freeport Fire Department, MN (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Fairland, IN
FDID
73001

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Fairland Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #411 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,605 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Shelby County HIFLD mix around Fairland Volunteer Fire Department

Shelby County: 9 departments, 179 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Freeport Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Marietta Volunteer Fire Department
Shelbyville · volunteer
Shelbyville Fire Department
Shelbyville · career
All IN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Freeport Fire Department, MN 22 Union Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 22 Vernon Township Fire, OH 22 Higginson Volunteer Fire Department, AR 22 Homedale Fire Department, ID 22 McCrory Fire Department, AR 22 Graettinger Fire Department, IA 22 West Bend Fire Department, IA 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairland Volunteer Fire Department have?

Fairland Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,605 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #411 of 589 by personnel.

Does Fairland Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fairland Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Fairland Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fairland Volunteer Fire Department?

Fairland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Shelby County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.