Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Newton Fire Department

Newton, IA · Jasper County. Newton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Newton Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Iowa average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+70%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$223,810
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
53/100
Newton 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 B
34 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 D
$6,583 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Newton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Newton, IA (Jasper County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,435 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $223,810.

  • National personnel rank #8,435 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #107 of 589
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Jasper County

Newton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 50009 · Newton Fire Department, IA 34 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,435
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Campbell Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $224K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Campbell Volunteer Fire Department, NE (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Newton, IA
FDID
50009

FEMA Grant History

$224K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FV02564 $223,810

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Newton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #107 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,435 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 70% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Jasper County

County mix is mostly volunteer (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Campbell Volunteer Fire Department, NE (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Baxter Fire Department
Baxter · volunteer
Colfax Fire Department
Colfax · volunteer
Lynnville Fire Department
Lynnville · volunteer
Mingo Fire Department
Mingo · volunteer
Monroe Fire Department
Monroe · volunteer
Reasnor Fire and Ambulance
Reasnor · volunteer
All IA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 34 personnel

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

Campbell Volunteer Fire Department, NE 34 Prentice Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 Green Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 34 Antrim Fire Department, NH 34 Marion Township Fire Department, OH 34 Canton Fire Department, MS 34 Painesville City Fire Department, OH 34 Bogalusa Fire Department, LA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Newton Fire Department have?

Newton Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 70% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,435 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #107 of 589 by personnel.

Does Newton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Newton Fire Department operate?

Newton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Newton Fire Department?

Newton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jasper County, IA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Newton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Newton Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $223,810 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

Iowa has 810 fire departments with 16,337 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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