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Farnam Volunteer Fire Department

Farnam, NE · Dawson County. Farnam Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Farnam Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Nebraska average.

20th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Farnam 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 D
19 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
19 personnel · 1 station

Farnam Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Farnam, NE (Dawson County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,970 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,970 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #226 of 258
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Dawson County

Farnam Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 18003 · Farnam Volunteer Fire Department, NE 19 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,970
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Westwood
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Westwood Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Farnam, NE
FDID
18003

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Farnam Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #226 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,970 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster geometry

Dawson County HIFLD mix around Farnam Volunteer Fire Department

Dawson County: 7 departments, 101 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 71% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Westwood Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cozad Fire Department
Cozad · other
Lexington Volunteer Fire Department
Lexington · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Westwood Fire Department, CA 19 Milford Fire District, CA 19 Gustavus Fire Department, AK 19 Spelter Volunteer Fire Department, WV 19 Lake Pillsbury Fire Protection District, CA 19 Santa Clara Pueblo Volunteer Fire Department, NM 19 Corunna Volunteer Fire Department, IN 19 Hollansburg Fire Department, OH 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Farnam Volunteer Fire Department have?

Farnam Volunteer Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,970 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #226 of 258 by personnel.

Does Farnam Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Farnam Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Farnam Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Farnam Volunteer Fire Department?

Farnam Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dawson 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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