Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Granville Fire and Rescue

Granville, IA · Sioux County. Granville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Granville Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Iowa average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
+5%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$266,667
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
46/100
Granville Fire and Rescue

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
21 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
$12,698 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Granville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Granville, IA (Sioux County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,263 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $266,667.

  • National personnel rank #16,263 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #391 of 589
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Sioux County

Granville Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 84004 · Granville Fire and Rescue, IA 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,263
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Quito Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $267K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Quito Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Granville, IA
FDID
84004

FEMA Grant History

$267K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-00733 $266,667

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Granville Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #391 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,263 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Sioux County HIFLD mix around Granville Fire and Rescue

Sioux County: 10 departments, 144 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 70% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Quito Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alton Volunteer Fire Department
Alton · volunteer
Boyden Fire Rescue and Ambulance
Boyden · volunteer
Hawarden Fire and Rescue
Hawarden · other
Hospers Fire Department
Hospers · volunteer
Hull City Fire Department
Hull · volunteer
Ireton Rescue Squad
Ireton · other
Sioux Center Fire Department
Sioux Center · volunteer
All IA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Quito Volunteer Fire Department, TN 21 Massie Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 21 Chester Township Fire Department, IN 21 Lafontaine-Liberty Township Fire Department, IN 21 Cascade Rural Fire Protection District, ID 21 Kunkle Fire Department, OH 21 Mud Lick Volunteer Fire Department, KY 21 Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, IN 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Granville Fire and Rescue have?

Granville Fire and Rescue has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,263 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #391 of 589 by personnel.

Does Granville Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Granville Fire and Rescue operate?

Granville Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Granville Fire and Rescue?

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

Has Granville Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Granville Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $266,667 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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