Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Juniata Rural Fire District

Juniata, NE · Adams County. Juniata Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Juniata Rural Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Nebraska average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+61%
vs. Nebraska 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Juniata Rural Fire District

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 F
14.5 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
29 personnel · 2 stations

Juniata Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Juniata, NE (Adams County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,086 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,086 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #128 of 258
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Adams County

Juniata Rural Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 14004 · Juniata Rural Fire District, NE 29 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,086
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arcadia
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arcadia Fire Department, IA (+ 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Juniata, NE
FDID
14004

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Juniata Rural Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #128 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,086 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 61% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster geometry

Adams County HIFLD mix around Juniata Rural Fire District

Adams County: 7 departments, 167 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arcadia Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Holstein Rural Fire Department
Holstein · other
Kenesaw Volunteer Fire Department
Kenesaw · volunteer
Roseland Volunteer Fire Department
Roseland · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Arcadia Fire Department, IA 29 Dilworth Volunteer Fire Department, MN 29 Riceville - Java Volunteer Fire Department, VA 29 Climax Volunteer Fire Department, VA 29 Chatham Volunteer Fire Department, VA 29 Mazomanie Fire Department, WI 29 Brocks Mill Fire Department, SC 29 Sonoita Elgin Fire District, AZ 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Juniata Rural Fire District have?

Juniata Rural Fire District has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 61% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,086 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #128 of 258 by personnel.

Does Juniata Rural Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Juniata Rural Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Juniata Rural Fire District operate?

Juniata Rural Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Juniata Rural Fire District?

Juniata Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Adams County, NE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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