Department profile

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Milesville Fire Department

Milesville, SD · Haakon County. Milesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Milesville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Dakota average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-25%
vs. South Dakota average
2
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
6/100
Milesville 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 F
7.5 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
15 personnel · 2 stations

Milesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Milesville, SD (Haakon County), with 2 stations and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,330 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,330 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #235 of 257
  • 13.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Haakon County

Milesville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 31005 · Milesville Fire Department, SD 15 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,330
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Junction
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Junction 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
Milesville, SD
FDID
31005

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Milesville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #235 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,330 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 25% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster geometry

Haakon County HIFLD mix around Milesville Fire Department

Haakon County: 4 departments, 95 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

13.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 15 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Deep Creek Fire Department
Midland · other
Midland Fire Department
Midland · volunteer
All SD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Junction Fire Department, UT 15 Southside Volunteer Fire Department, OK 15 Center Point Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Branford Volunteer Fire Department, FL 15 Crownpoint Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NM 15 Colfax Fire Department, CA 15 Navajo Pine Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NM 15 Pelham Valley Volunteer Fire Department, TN 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Milesville Fire Department have?

Milesville Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% below the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,330 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #235 of 257 by personnel.

Does Milesville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Milesville Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Milesville Fire Department operate?

Milesville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Milesville Fire Department?

Milesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Haakon 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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