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Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department

Morgantown, IN · Brown County. Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Indiana average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
-22%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Fruitdale 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
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Morgantown, IN (Brown County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,501 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,501 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #502 of 589
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Brown County

Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 07003 · Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,501
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colbert
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Colbert 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
Morgantown, IN
FDID
07003

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #502 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,501 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Brown County HIFLD mix around Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department

Brown County: 5 departments, 112 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Cordry Sweetwater Fire Department
Nineveh · volunteer
All IN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Colbert Fire Department, OK 18 Raymond Volunteer Fire Department, IA 18 Cimarron Volunteer Fire Department, NM 18 Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department, KY 18 Crystal Lakes Fire Protection District, CO 18 Florence Community Fire Department, MO 18 Spanish Peaks Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18 Matthews Volunteer Fire Department, MO 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department have?

Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,501 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #502 of 589 by personnel.

Does Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department?

Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brown 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.

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