Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Mitchell, SD · Davison County. Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the South Dakota average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+35%
vs. South Dakota 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services

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
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Mitchell, SD (Davison County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,179 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,179 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #106 of 257
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Davison County

Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 08101 · Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services, SD 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,179
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Woodleaf Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Woodleaf Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 0 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 SD department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Mitchell, SD
FDID
08101

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2006)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2006 EMW2006FF04236 $-11,165

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

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #106 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,179 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster weight

Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services carries 37.5% of Davison County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (72 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Woodleaf Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ethan Fire Department
Ethan · volunteer
Mount Vernon Fire Department
Mount Vernon · volunteer
All SD departments →

Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Woodleaf Volunteer Fire Department, NC 27 Salem Volunteer Fire Company Incorportated, CT 27 Haughton Volunteer Fire Department, LA 27 Hartford Fire Department, MI 27 Grosse Pointe Shores Department of Public Safety, MI 27 City of River Rouge Fire Department, MI 27 Riverside Department of Public Safety, MO 27 Pinole Fire Department, CA 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,179 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #106 of 257 by personnel.

Does Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Davison County, SD. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, Mitchell Fire and Emergency Medical Services has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-11,165 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2006.

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