Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Indian River County Fire Rescue

Vero Beach, FL · Indian River County. Indian River County Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 13 stations and 285 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.

285
Total personnel
13
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Indian River County Fire Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+918%
vs. Florida average
13
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Indian River County Fire 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 C
21.9 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
285 personnel · 13 stations

Indian River County Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Vero Beach, FL (Indian River County), with 13 stations and 285 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #129 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #129 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #10 of 352
  • 4.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Indian River County

Indian River County Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

285 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 32042 · Indian River County Fire Rescue, FL 285 personnel · 13 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 285
  • STA-MULTI 13 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #129
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cambridge
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cambridge Fire Department, MA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Vero Beach, FL
FDID
32042

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Indian River County Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #10 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #129 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 918% above the state average
Stations
13
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Indian River County Fire Rescue carries 100.0% of Indian River County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (285 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (13 stations / 285 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cambridge Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Sebastian Fire Department
Sebastian · other
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Nationwide career peers near 285 personnel

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

Cambridge Fire Department, MA 285 Savannah Fire Department, GA 285 Waterbury Fire Department, CT 286 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 287 Evansville Fire Department, IN 282 City of Laredo Fire Department, TX 289 Atlantic City Fire Department, NJ 279 Lincoln Fire and Rescue, NE 291

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Indian River County Fire Rescue have?

Indian River County Fire Rescue has 285 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 918% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #129 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #10 of 352 by personnel.

Does Indian River County Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Indian River County Fire Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Indian River County Fire Rescue operate?

Indian River County Fire Rescue operates 13 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Indian River County Fire Rescue?

Indian River County Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Indian River County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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