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McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department

Mccook, NE · Red Willow County. McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Nebraska average.

Top 41%
national personnel size
+78%
vs. Nebraska average
1
station
$189,246
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
McCook City and 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
32 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 D
$5,914 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mccook, NE (Red Willow County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,190 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $189,246.

  • National personnel rank #9,190 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #89 of 258
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Red Willow County

McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 48005 · McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department, NE 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,190
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Montezuma Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $189K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Montezuma Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Mccook, NE
FDID
48005

FEMA Grant History

$189K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FP-00125 $189,245.71

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

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #89 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,190 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 78% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department carries 34.8% of Red Willow County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (92 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 60% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Montezuma Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bartley Fire Department
Bartley · other
Indianola Volunteer Fire Department
Indianola · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Montezuma Fire Protection District, CA 32 Cushing Volunteer Fire Department, WI 32 Woodworth Rural Fire Protection District, ND 32 Eaton Township Fire and Rescue, OH 32 Columbia Township Fire Department, OH 32 Meagher County Rural Fire Department, MT 32 Weed City Volunteer Fire Department, CA 32 Wellington Community Fire District, OH 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department have?

McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 78% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,190 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #89 of 258 by personnel.

Does McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department operate?

McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department?

McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Red Willow County, NE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, McCook City and Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $189,245.71 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

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