Department profile

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Gayville Community Fire Department

Gayville, SD · Yankton County. Gayville Community Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gayville Community Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the South Dakota average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
+15%
vs. South Dakota 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
Gayville Community 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 1 station

Gayville Community Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gayville, SD (Yankton 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 #15,067 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,067 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #168 of 257
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Yankton County

Gayville Community 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 07001 · Gayville Community Fire Department, SD 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,067
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jackson Township…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Gayville, SD
FDID
07001

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Gayville Community Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #168 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,067 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster weight

Gayville Community Fire Department carries 27.4% of Yankton County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (84 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Lesterville Fire and Rescue
Lesterville · volunteer
Volin Fire Department
Volin · other
Yankton Fire Department
Yankton · volunteer
All SD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 23 Robinson Township Fire Department, MI 23 Tipton-Antis District Volunteer Fire Company, PA 23 Lily Dale Volunteer Fire Company, NY 23 Good Thunder Fire Department, MN 23 Shiloh-Columbia Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 23 Baldwin Fire Department, GA 23 Luzerne Fire Department, MI 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gayville Community Fire Department have?

Gayville Community Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,067 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #168 of 257 by personnel.

Does Gayville Community Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gayville Community Fire Department operate?

Gayville Community Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gayville Community Fire Department?

Gayville Community Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yankton 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.

Related guides

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