Department profile

Volunteer

Hartford City Fire Department

Hartford City, IN · Blackford County. Hartford City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hartford City Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Indiana average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+104%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
Hartford City 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 A
47 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
47 personnel · 1 station

Hartford City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hartford City, IN (Blackford County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,450 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,450 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #77 of 589
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in Blackford County

Hartford City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 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 05001 · Hartford City Fire Department, IN 47 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,450
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Byrd Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Byrd Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Hartford City, IN
FDID
05001

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Hartford City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #77 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,450 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 104% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Hartford City Fire Department carries 66.2% of Blackford County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (71 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Byrd Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Byrd Volunteer Fire Department, AL 47 Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, CT 47 Salem Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, VA 47 Upper Huerfano Fire Protection District, CO 47 Jonathan Creek Volunteer Fire Department, NC 47 West Berlin Fire and Rescue, NJ 47 Mount Hope Community Fire Department, NC 47 Pomfret Fire Department, CT 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hartford City Fire Department have?

Hartford City Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 104% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,450 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #77 of 589 by personnel.

Does Hartford City Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hartford City Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Hartford City Fire Department operate?

Hartford City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hartford City Fire Department?

Hartford City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Blackford 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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