Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

New Underwood Fire Department

New Underwood, SD · Pennington County. New Underwood Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

New Underwood Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the South Dakota average.

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+15%
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
48/100
New Underwood 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 C
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

New Underwood Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving New Underwood, SD (Pennington County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,221 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,221 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #172 of 257
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Pennington County

New Underwood Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 02009 · New Underwood Fire Department, SD 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,221
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rienzi Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rienzi Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
New Underwood, SD
FDID
02009

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How New Underwood Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #172 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,221 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster fringe

New Underwood Fire Department is 4.9% of Pennington County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 474 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 85% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rienzi Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Rienzi Volunteer Fire Department, MS 23 Glen Volunteer Fire Department, MS 23 City of Douglas Fire and Ambulance, AZ 23 Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department, KY 23 Kinston Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23 Shaker Pines Fire Department, CT 23 Stewartville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23 Olivet Fire Department, MI 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New Underwood Fire Department have?

New Underwood Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,221 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #172 of 257 by personnel.

Does New Underwood Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does New Underwood Fire Department operate?

New Underwood Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is New Underwood Fire Department?

New Underwood Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pennington 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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