Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue

Terre Haute, IN · Vigo County. Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Indiana average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+104%
vs. Indiana average
4
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Honey Creek Department of 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 F
11.8 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
47 personnel · 4 stations

Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Terre Haute, IN (Vigo County), with 4 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,455 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,455 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #78 of 589
  • 8.51 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Vigo County

Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue 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 84004 · Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue, IN 47 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,455
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bettendorf Fire a…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention, IA (+ 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
Terre Haute, IN
FDID
84004

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #78 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,455 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 104% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Vigo County HIFLD mix around Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue

Vigo County: 19 departments, 241 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 79% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.51 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

New Goshen Fire and Rescue Incorporated
West Terre Haute · volunteer
Novelis Fire Brigade
Terre Haute · other
Otter Creek Township Fire Department
Terre Haute · volunteer
Prairie Creek Township Fire Department
Farmersburg · volunteer
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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.

Bettendorf Fire and Rescue Fire Prevention, IA 47 Central City Fire Department, KY 47 Bardstown-Nelson County Volunteer Fire Department / Bardstown Fire Department, KY 47 Norwalk Fire Department, IA 47 White House Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 47 Auburn Fire Department, NH 47 Okauchee Fire Department, WI 47 Windham Volunteer Fire Department, OH 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue have?

Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue 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 #4,455 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #78 of 589 by personnel.

Does Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue operate?

Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue?

Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Vigo 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.

Related guides

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