Department profile

Volunteer

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department

Jonesboro, IN · Grant County. Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Indiana average.

23rd pct.
national personnel size
-13%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Jonesboro Volunteer 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 D
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jonesboro, IN (Grant County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,201 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,201 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #461 of 589
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Grant County

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 77% higher than 23% 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 27007 · Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,201
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nash Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Nash Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Jonesboro, IN
FDID
27007

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #461 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,201 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 13% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department is 7.9% of Grant County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 253 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Nash Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Fairmount Fire Department
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Marion Fire Department
Marion · other
Matthews Volunteer Fire Department
Matthews · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Nash Volunteer Fire Department, OK 20 Cascade Fire Department, SD 20 Carmel-By-the-Sea Fire Department, CA 20 Welsh Volunteer Fire Department, LA 20 Coalwood Caretta Volunteer Fire Department, WV 20 Kimball Volunteer Fire Department, WV 20 Bradshaw Volunteer Fire Department, WV 20 Rutherford Fire Department, TN 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department have?

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,201 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #461 of 589 by personnel.

Does Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department 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 Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department?

Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grant 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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