Department profile

Volunteer

Nemo Volunteer Fire Department

Nemo, SD · Lawrence County. Nemo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

12th pct.
national personnel size
-20%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
25/100
Nemo 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
16 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
16 personnel · 1 station

Nemo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Nemo, SD (Lawrence County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,728 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,728 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #228 of 257
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Lawrence County

Nemo Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 09002 · Nemo Volunteer Fire Department, SD 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Melrose Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Melrose Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+ 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
Nemo, SD
FDID
09002

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Nemo Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #228 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,728 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster fringe

Nemo Volunteer Fire Department is 8.3% of Lawrence County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 193 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Melrose Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department
Deadwood · volunteer
Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department
Spearfish · volunteer
All SD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Melrose Volunteer Fire Department, NM 16 Bancs Volunteer Fire Department, WV 16 West Side Volunteer Fire Department, TN 16 City of Jennings Fire Department, MO 16 Buena Vista Fire and Rescue Station, GA 16 Gasquet Fire Protection District, CA 16 Van Etten Volunteer Fire Department, NY 16 Fort Cobb Fire Department, OK 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nemo Volunteer Fire Department have?

Nemo Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,728 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #228 of 257 by personnel.

Does Nemo Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Nemo Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Nemo Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Nemo Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Nemo Volunteer Fire Department?

Nemo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lawrence 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.