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Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Gretna, NE · Sarpy County. Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Nebraska average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+156%
vs. Nebraska 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
Gretna 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 A
46 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
46 personnel · 1 station

Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Gretna, NE (Sarpy County), with 1 station and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,601 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,601 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #22 of 258
  • 2.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Sarpy County

Gretna 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

46 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 59002 · Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NE 46 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,601
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Pulaski
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Pulaski Fire Department, AR (+ 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Gretna, NE
FDID
59002

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #22 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,601 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 156% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster geometry

Sarpy County HIFLD mix around Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Sarpy County: 8 departments, 265 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Pulaski Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Papillion Fire Department
Papillion · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

West Pulaski Fire Department, AR 46 Ravenden Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 46 City of Franklin Fire Department, NH 46 Worthington Fire Protection District, KY 46 Ruby Fire Department, NY 46 North Central Scott County Volunteer Fire Department - Midway Station, MS 46 Carroll Township Emergency Medical and Fire Services, OH 46 Newfield Fire Company Incorporated, NY 46

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 156% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,601 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #22 of 258 by personnel.

Does Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

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

Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

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

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

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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