Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fremont Fire Department

Fremont, NE · Dodge County. Fremont Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fremont Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Nebraska average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+89%
vs. Nebraska average
1
station
$250,909
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
55/100
Fremont 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
34 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 D
$7,380 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Fremont Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fremont, NE (Dodge County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,342 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $250,909.

  • National personnel rank #8,342 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #75 of 258
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Dodge County

Fremont Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 05002 · Fremont Fire Department, NE 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,342
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Krooked Kreek Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $251K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Krooked Kreek Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Fremont, NE
FDID
05002

FEMA Grant History

$251K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-02568 $250,909.09

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

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Fremont Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #75 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,342 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 89% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Krooked Kreek Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fremont Rural Fire Department
Fremont · volunteer
Hooper Fire and Rescue
Hooper · volunteer
Nickerson Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Nickerson · volunteer
North Bend Fire Department
North Bend · volunteer
Scribner Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Scribner · volunteer
Uehling Fire Department
Uehling · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide career peers near 34 personnel

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

Krooked Kreek Volunteer Fire Department, AR 34 Greenleaf Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 Brilliant Volunteer Fire Department, AL 34 Warrensburg Fire Department, MO 34 Ferndale Fire Department, MI 34 University of Connecticut Fire Department, CT 34 Cullman Fire Rescue, AL 34 Anadarko Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, OK 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fremont Fire Department have?

Fremont Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 89% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,342 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #75 of 258 by personnel.

Does Fremont Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fremont Fire Department operate?

Fremont Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fremont Fire Department?

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

Has Fremont Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fremont Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $250,909.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (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 Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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