Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Lincoln Fire and Rescue

Lincoln, NE · Lancaster County. Lincoln Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 14 stations and 291 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.

291
Total personnel
14
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lincoln Fire and Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Nebraska average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1517%
vs. Nebraska average
14
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
41/100
Lincoln 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
20.8 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
291 personnel · 14 stations

Lincoln Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Lincoln, NE (Lancaster County), with 14 stations and 291 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #124 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #124 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #2 of 258
  • 4.81 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Lancaster County

Lincoln Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

291 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 00212 · Lincoln Fire and Rescue, NE 291 personnel · 14 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 291
  • STA-MULTI 14 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #124
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Laredo
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Laredo Fire Department, TX ( -2 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Lincoln, NE
FDID
00212

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Lincoln Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #2 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #124 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1517% above the state average
Stations
14
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Lincoln Fire and Rescue carries 56.2% of Lancaster County HIFLD personnel

Among 16 listed departments (518 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 44% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.81 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (14 stations / 291 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Laredo Fire Department, TX (-2 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bennet Fire and Rescue
Bennet · other
Hickman Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Hickman · volunteer
Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Raymond · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide career peers near 291 personnel

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

City of Laredo Fire Department, TX 289 Hialeah Fire Department, FL 294 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 287 Waterbury Fire Department, CT 286 Plano Fire Department, TX 297 Savannah Fire Department, GA 285 Cambridge Fire Department, MA 285 Indian River County Fire Rescue, FL 285

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lincoln Fire and Rescue have?

Lincoln Fire and Rescue has 291 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1517% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #124 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #2 of 258 by personnel.

Does Lincoln Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lincoln Fire and Rescue operate?

Lincoln Fire and Rescue operates 14 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lincoln Fire and Rescue?

Lincoln Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Lancaster County, NE. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.