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Morocco Volunteer Fire Department

Morocco, IN · Newton County. Morocco Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Morocco Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Indiana average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-17%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$606,000
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
55/100
Morocco 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 D
19 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 B
$31,895 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 1 station

Morocco Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Morocco, IN (Newton County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,100 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $606,000.

  • National personnel rank #18,100 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #489 of 589
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Newton County

Morocco Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 56006 · Morocco Volunteer Fire Department, IN 19 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,100
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Keokuk
  • FEMA-MID $606K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Keokuk Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Morocco, IN
FDID
56006

FEMA Grant History

$606K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00718 $606,000

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Morocco Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #489 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,100 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Newton County HIFLD mix around Morocco Volunteer Fire Department

Newton County: 6 departments, 106 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Keokuk Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Brook Fire Department
Brook · volunteer
Goodland Volunteer Fire Department
Goodland · volunteer
Kentland Fire Department
Kentland · other
Lake Township Volunteer Fire Department
Lake Village · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Keokuk Fire Department, IA 19 Big Indian-Oliverea Fire Department, NY 19 Rock Springs Volunteer Fire Department, WI 19 Groveland Community Services District Fire Department, CA 19 Ashton Fire Department, SD 19 Amalia Ventero Volunteer Fire Department, NM 19 Morgans Corner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OK 19 Earlington Fire Department, KY 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Morocco Volunteer Fire Department have?

Morocco Volunteer Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,100 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #489 of 589 by personnel.

Does Morocco Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Morocco Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Morocco Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Morocco Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Morocco Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Morocco Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $606,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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