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Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders

Lidderdale, IA · Carroll County. Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Iowa average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-20%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$174,800
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
34/100
Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders

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
16 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 C
$10,925 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 1 station

Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders is a Volunteer department serving Lidderdale, IA (Carroll County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,670 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $174,800.

  • National personnel rank #19,670 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #534 of 589
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Carroll County

Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 14009 · Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders, IA 16 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,670
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walker Creek
  • FEMA-LIGHT $175K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Walker Creek Fire Department, AR (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Lidderdale, IA
FDID
14009

FEMA Grant History

$175K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0173 $174,800

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #534 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,670 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster fringe

Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders is 8.8% of Carroll County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 182 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 75% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Walker Creek Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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Halbur Fire Department
Halbur · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Walker Creek Fire Department, AR 16 Emerson Volunteer Fire Department, AR 16 Felton Community Fire Department, MN 16 Bronwood Fire Department, GA 16 Cobbtown Fire Department, GA 16 Town of Mesilla Fire Department, NM 16 Anthony Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, WV 16 Calipatria Fire Department, CA 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders have?

Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,670 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #534 of 589 by personnel.

Does Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders provide EMS services?

Yes, Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders operate?

Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders?

Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders is a Volunteer department serving Carroll County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders received federal grants?

Yes, Lidderdale Fire Department / Lidderdale First Responders has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $174,800 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

Iowa has 810 fire departments with 16,337 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

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