Department profile

Volunteer

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management

Chesterton, IN · Porter County. Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Indiana average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+52%
vs. Indiana average
2
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
30/100
Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management

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 D
17.5 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
35 personnel · 2 stations

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management is a Volunteer department serving Chesterton, IN (Porter County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,854 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,854 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #153 of 589
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Porter County

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 64020 · Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management, IN 35 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,854
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greene Dreher Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association, PA (+ 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
Chesterton, IN
FDID
64020

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #153 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,854 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 52% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management is 5.5% of Porter County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 640 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Mittal Steel Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association, PA 35 Darien Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Batesland Fire Volunteer Fire Department, SD 35 North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35 Slovan Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Hunker Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Springhill Volunteer Fire Department, AR 35 Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management have?

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,854 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #153 of 589 by personnel.

Does Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management provide EMS services?

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management 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 Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management operate?

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management?

Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management is a Volunteer department serving Porter 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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