Department profile

Volunteer

Highlands Volunteer Fire Department

Edgemont, SD · Custer County. Highlands Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Highlands Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the South Dakota average.

40th pct.
national personnel size
+25%
vs. South Dakota 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
54/100
Highlands Volunteer 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 C
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Highlands Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Edgemont, SD (Custer County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,502 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,502 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #133 of 257
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Custer County

Highlands Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 21011 · Highlands Volunteer Fire Department, SD 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #13,502
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Florida State Hos…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Florida State Hospital Fire Department, FL (+ 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 SD department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Edgemont, SD
FDID
21011

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Highlands Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #133 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,502 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster geometry

Custer County HIFLD mix around Highlands Volunteer Fire Department

Custer County: 11 departments, 140 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 55% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Florida State Hospital Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Argyle Fire Department
Hot Springs · volunteer
Buffalo Gap Fire Department
Buffalo Gap · other
Custer Fire Department
Custer · volunteer
Dewey Volunteer Fire Department
Edgemont · volunteer
Hermosa Volunteer Fire Department
Hermosa · volunteer
All SD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Florida State Hospital Fire Department, FL 25 Lower Allen Township Fire Department, PA 25 Zena Volunteer Fire Department, OK 25 West Enola Fire Company, PA 25 Crowville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 25 Cowskin Rural Fire District, OK 25 Elm Valley Joint Fire District, OH 25 Marlborough Fire Department, NH 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Highlands Volunteer Fire Department have?

Highlands Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,502 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #133 of 257 by personnel.

Does Highlands Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Highlands Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Highlands Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Highlands Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Highlands Volunteer Fire Department?

Highlands Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Custer County, SD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in South Dakota?

South Dakota has 365 fire departments with 7,257 total personnel. 69% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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