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Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District

Hayes Center, NE · Hayes County. Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District 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

Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Nebraska average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
+28%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District

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

Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Hayes Center, NE (Hayes 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 #15,100 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,100 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #189 of 258
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Hayes County

Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District 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 79001 · Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District, NE 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 #15,100
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Baltic Fire and R…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Baltic Fire and Rescue Department, OH (+ 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
Hayes Center, NE
FDID
79001

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #189 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,100 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 28% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District carries 100.0% of Hayes County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (23 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Baltic Fire and Rescue Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Baltic Fire and Rescue Department, OH 23 Zumbro Falls Fire Department, MN 23 Menahga Fire Department, MN 23 Eagle Bend Fire Department, MN 23 Grimes Fire and Rescue Department, IA 23 Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Department, KY 23 Pocahontas Fire Department, IA 23 Beach City Fire and Rescue, OH 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District have?

Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 28% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,100 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #189 of 258 by personnel.

Does Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District?

Hayes County Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Hayes 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.

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