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Indianola Fire Department

Indianola, IA · Warren County. Indianola Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Indianola Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Iowa average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+120%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$412,554
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
65/100
Indianola 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 A
44 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 D
$9,376 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 1 station

Indianola Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Indianola, IA (Warren County), with 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,140 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $412,554.

  • National personnel rank #5,140 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #45 of 589
  • 2.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Warren County

Indianola Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 91005 · Indianola Fire Department, IA 44 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Haven
  • FEMA-LIGHT $413K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Haven Fire Department, KY (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Indianola, IA
FDID
91005

FEMA Grant History

$413K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00529 $412,554

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Indianola Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #45 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,140 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 120% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Warren County HIFLD mix around Indianola Fire Department

Warren County: 9 departments, 238 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Haven Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

New Haven Fire Department, KY 44 Sandhills Fire and Rescue, NE 44 McCall Fire Protection District, ID 44 Marine on Saint Croix Fire Department and Ambulance Service, MN 44 Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 44 Stratham Volunteer Fire Department, NH 44 Porter Township Fire Department, OH 44 West Fork Volunteer Fire Department, AR 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Indianola Fire Department have?

Indianola Fire Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 120% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,140 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #45 of 589 by personnel.

Does Indianola Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Indianola Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Indianola Fire Department operate?

Indianola Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Indianola Fire Department?

Indianola Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Warren County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Indianola Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Indianola Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $412,554 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

Iowa has 810 fire departments with 16,337 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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