Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fort Dodge Fire Department

Fort Dodge, IA · Webster County. Fort Dodge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fort Dodge Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Iowa average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+75%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$722,488
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Fort Dodge 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 B
35 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 B
$20,643 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Fort Dodge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fort Dodge, IA (Webster County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,776 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $722,488.

  • National personnel rank #7,776 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #92 of 589
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Webster County

Fort Dodge Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 94007 · Fort Dodge Fire Department, IA 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,776
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fall Branch Volun…
  • FEMA-MID $722K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fall Branch Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+ 0 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Fort Dodge, IA
FDID
94007

FEMA Grant History

$722K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07736 $281,818.18
2017 EMW2015FH00406 $440,670

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Fort Dodge Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #92 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,776 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 75% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Webster County

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fall Branch Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 35 personnel

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

Fall Branch Volunteer Fire Department, TN 35 Central Joint Fire District, OH 35 Buffalo Fire Department, MN 35 Altura Fire Department, MN 35 West Lafayette Fire Department, IN 35 Marshfield Fire Rescue Department, WI 35 Kent Fire Department, OH 35 Richland Fire Department, MS 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Dodge Fire Department have?

Fort Dodge Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 75% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,776 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #92 of 589 by personnel.

Does Fort Dodge Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fort Dodge Fire Department operate?

Fort Dodge Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fort Dodge Fire Department?

Fort Dodge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Webster County, IA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fort Dodge Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fort Dodge Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $722,488.18 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.