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Kingman Volunteer Fire Department

Kingman, IN · Fountain County. Kingman Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kingman Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Indiana average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-22%
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
32/100
Kingman 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
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Kingman Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kingman, IN (Fountain County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,600 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,600 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #506 of 589
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Fountain County

Kingman Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 23006 · Kingman Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fenton Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fenton Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Kingman, IN
FDID
23006

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Kingman Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #506 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,600 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Kingman Volunteer Fire Department carries 32.1% of Fountain County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (56 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fenton Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Hillsboro Fire Station
Hillsboro · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Fenton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18 Adams Center Fire District, NY 18 Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Ostrander Fire Department, MN 18 Carter City Volunteer Fire Department, KY 18 Centerville Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Bear River Fire Protection District / Cokeville Fire Department, WY 18 Grahn Volunteer Fire Department, KY 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kingman Volunteer Fire Department have?

Kingman Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,600 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #506 of 589 by personnel.

Does Kingman Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kingman Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Kingman Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Kingman Volunteer Fire Department?

Kingman Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fountain 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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