Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company

Napoleon, IN · Ripley County. Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer 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

Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Indiana average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company

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

Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Napoleon, IN (Ripley 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 #12,193 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,193 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #289 of 589
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Ripley County

Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company 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 69006 · Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company, IN 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grand Lake Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Napoleon, IN
FDID
69006

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #289 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,193 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Ripley County HIFLD mix around Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company

Ripley County: 9 departments, 182 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 89% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN 27 Plymouth Fire Department, OH 27 Danville Fire and Rescue, NH 27 Paullina Fire and Ambulance Service, IA 27 Lincoln Township Fire Department, WI 27 Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service, WI 27 Thousandsticks Volunteer Fire Department, KY 27 Auburn Volunteer Fire Department, KY 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company have?

Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,193 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #289 of 589 by personnel.

Does Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company?

Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Ripley 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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