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Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Glenwood, IA · Mills County. Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Iowa average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+85%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$365,252
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue 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
37 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 C
$9,872 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Glenwood, IA (Mills County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,015 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $365,252.

  • National personnel rank #7,015 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #77 of 589
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Mills County

Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 65002 · Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, IA 37 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,015
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hempfield Townshi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $365K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hempfield Township Volunteer Fire Department 2, PA (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Glenwood, IA
FDID
65002

FEMA Grant History

$365K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01022 $5,671.08
2017 EMW2016FF00335 $359,581

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #77 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,015 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 85% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster weight

Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department carries 25.3% of Mills County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (146 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 86% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hempfield Township Volunteer Fire Department 2, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Hastings Fire and Rescue
Hastings · other
Henderson Fire Department
Henderson · volunteer
Malvern Fire Station
Malvern · volunteer
Silver City Volunteer Fire Department
Silver City · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Hempfield Township Volunteer Fire Department 2, PA 37 Lauderdale-LA Grange Fire Department, WI 37 Lakeville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 37 Indianola Fire Department, MS 37 Luverne Fire Department, MN 37 Rootstown Fire Department, OH 37 Garland Volunteer Fire Department, PA 37 Hunterdale Volunteer Fire Department, VA 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department have?

Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 85% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,015 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #77 of 589 by personnel.

Does Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department?

Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Mills County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Glenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $365,252.08 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

Iowa has 810 fire departments with 16,337 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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