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Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department

Hayes, SD · Stanley County. Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 83 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.

83
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the South Dakota average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+315%
vs. South Dakota average
2
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Four Corners 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 A
41.5 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
83 personnel · 2 stations

Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hayes, SD (Stanley County), with 2 stations and 83 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,358 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,358 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #4 of 257
  • 2.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Stanley County

Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

83 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 58002 · Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department, SD 83 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 83
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,358
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Woodland
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Woodland 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 SD department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Hayes, SD
FDID
58002

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #4 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,358 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 315% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster weight

Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department carries 62.4% of Stanley County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (133 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 83 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department
Fort Pierre · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 83 personnel

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

Woodland Fire Department, CA 83 Ontario Fire Company, NY 83 Jordan Volunteer Fire Department, MT 83 Neon Volunteer Fire Department, KY 83 Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Department, MD 83 Violet Township Fire Department, OH 83 North Washington Volunteer Fire Department / North Washington Rescue, PA 83 Lingohocken Fire Company, PA 83

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department have?

Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department has 83 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 315% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,358 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #4 of 257 by personnel.

Does Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department?

Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stanley County, SD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in South Dakota?

South Dakota has 365 fire departments with 7,257 total personnel. 69% are volunteer departments.

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