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Mill Creek Fire Department

Stilesville, IN · Hendricks County. Mill Creek Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mill Creek Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Indiana average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. Indiana 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Mill Creek 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
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Mill Creek Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stilesville, IN (Hendricks County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,151 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,151 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #572 of 589
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Hendricks County

Mill Creek Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 32013 · Mill Creek Fire Department, IN 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McKinley Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McKinley Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Stilesville, IN
FDID
32013

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Mill Creek Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #572 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,151 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Mill Creek Fire Department is 4.9% of Hendricks County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 265 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McKinley Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Pittsboro Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

McKinley Volunteer Fire Department, AK 13 Placer County Fire Department, CA 13 Kenton Fire Department, OH 13 Guadalupita Volunteer Fire Department, NM 13 Mountville Fire Department, SC 13 Cobb Hill Volunteer Fire Department, KY 13 Grubbs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13 Galena Volunteer Fire Department, AK 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mill Creek Fire Department have?

Mill Creek Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,151 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #572 of 589 by personnel.

Does Mill Creek Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mill Creek Fire Department operate?

Mill Creek Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mill Creek Fire Department?

Mill Creek Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hendricks County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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