Department profile

Volunteer

Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department

Lake Preston, SD · Kingsbury County. Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the South Dakota average.

Top 46%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. South Dakota 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Lake Preston 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 B
30 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
30 personnel · 1 station

Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lake Preston, SD (Kingsbury County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,324 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,324 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #75 of 257
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Kingsbury County

Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 42007 · Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department, SD 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,324
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Otto Township Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Otto Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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 SD department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Lake Preston, SD
FDID
42007

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #75 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,324 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster geometry

Kingsbury County HIFLD mix around Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department

Kingsbury County: 6 departments, 124 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Otto Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Arlington Fire Department
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Desmet Volunteer Fire Department
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Iroquois Fire and Rescue District
Iroquois · volunteer
Oldham Volunteer Fire Department
Oldham · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Otto Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 Hoosick Fire District, NY 30 Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Company, NY 30 Holly Ridge Fire District, LA 30 Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Cuba Community Volunteer Fire Department, KY 30 Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Clear Springs Volunteer Fire Department, KY 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,324 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #75 of 257 by personnel.

Does Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Lake Preston 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 Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department?

Lake Preston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kingsbury County, SD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in South Dakota?

South Dakota has 365 fire departments with 7,257 total personnel. 69% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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