Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Jefferson Craig Fire and Rescue

Vevay, IN · Switzerland County. Jefferson Craig Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jefferson Craig Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Indiana average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+70%
vs. Indiana 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
82/100
Jefferson Craig 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 A
39 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
39 personnel · 1 station

Jefferson Craig Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Vevay, IN (Switzerland County), with 1 station and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,529 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,529 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #116 of 589
  • 2.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Switzerland County

Jefferson Craig Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 78003 · Jefferson Craig Fire and Rescue, IN 39 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,529
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sidney Fire and E…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sidney Fire and Emergency Services, OH (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Vevay, IN
FDID
78003

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Jefferson Craig Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #116 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,529 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 70% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Jefferson Craig Fire and Rescue carries 28.5% of Switzerland County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (137 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 83% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sidney Fire and Emergency Services, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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