Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Lesterville Fire and Rescue

Lesterville, SD · Yankton County. Lesterville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lesterville Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the South Dakota average.

35th pct.
national personnel size
+20%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Lesterville 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 C
24 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
24 personnel · 1 station

Lesterville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Lesterville, SD (Yankton County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,558 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,558 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #155 of 257
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Yankton County

Lesterville Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 07002 · Lesterville Fire and Rescue, SD 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,558
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Price City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Price City Fire Department, UT (+ 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
Lesterville, SD
FDID
07002

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Lesterville Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #155 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,558 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster weight

Lesterville Fire and Rescue carries 28.6% of Yankton County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (84 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Price City Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Gayville Community Fire Department
Gayville · volunteer
Volin Fire Department
Volin · other
Yankton Fire Department
Yankton · volunteer
All SD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Price City Fire Department, UT 24 Brookside Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 24 Hudsonville Fire Department, MI 24 Smith Valley Fire Department, MT 24 Livermore Fire Protection District, CO 24 South Kalispell Volunteer Fire Department, MT 24 Paris Fire Department, MO 24 Paris Rural Fire Protection District, MO 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lesterville Fire and Rescue have?

Lesterville Fire and Rescue has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,558 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #155 of 257 by personnel.

Does Lesterville Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Lesterville Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Lesterville Fire and Rescue operate?

Lesterville Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lesterville Fire and Rescue?

Lesterville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Yankton 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.