Department profile

Volunteer

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department

Versailles, IN · Ripley County. Friendship Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

33rd pct.
national personnel size
+0%
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
48/100
Friendship 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
23 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 1 station

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Versailles, IN (Ripley County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,061 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,061 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #396 of 589
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Ripley County

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 69003 · Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, IN 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corum Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Corum Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Versailles, IN
FDID
69003

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Friendship Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #396 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,061 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Ripley County HIFLD mix around Friendship Volunteer Fire Department

Ripley County: 9 departments, 182 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 89% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Corum Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Morris Volunteer Fire Department
Batesville · other
Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company
Napoleon · volunteer
Osgood Volunteer Fire Department
Osgood · volunteer
Versailles Volunteer Fire Department
Versailles · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Corum Volunteer Fire Department, OK 23 Industrial Volunteer Fire Department, MN 23 Crab Orchard Fire Department, KY 23 Embarrass Volunteer Fire Department, WI 23 Conesville Volunteer Fire Department, IA 23 Junction City Volunteer Fire Department, AR 23 Norphlet Volunteer Fire Station, AR 23 Kings Creek Volunteer Fire Department, KY 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Friendship Volunteer Fire Department have?

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,061 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #396 of 589 by personnel.

Does Friendship Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Friendship Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Friendship Volunteer Fire Department?

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ripley 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

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