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Norwalk Fire Department

Norwalk, IA · Warren County. Norwalk Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Norwalk Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Iowa average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+135%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$677,750
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
74/100
Norwalk 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 A
47 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 C
$14,420 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 1 station

Norwalk Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Norwalk, IA (Warren County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,493 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $677,750.

  • National personnel rank #4,493 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #38 of 589
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Warren County

Norwalk Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 91010 · Norwalk Fire Department, IA 47 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,493
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bardstown-Nelson…
  • FEMA-MID $678K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bardstown-Nelson County Volunteer Fire Department / Bardstown Fire Department, KY (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Norwalk, IA
FDID
91010

FEMA Grant History

$678K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04913 $484,386.66
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0502 $193,363

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Norwalk Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #38 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,493 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 135% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Warren County HIFLD mix around Norwalk Fire Department

Warren County: 9 departments, 238 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bardstown-Nelson County Volunteer Fire Department / Bardstown Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Bardstown-Nelson County Volunteer Fire Department / Bardstown Fire Department, KY 47 Central City Fire Department, KY 47 Honey Creek Department of Fire and Rescue, IN 47 White House Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 47 Auburn Fire Department, NH 47 Okauchee Fire Department, WI 47 Windham Volunteer Fire Department, OH 47 Smithton Volunteer Fire Department, PA 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Norwalk Fire Department have?

Norwalk Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 135% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,493 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #38 of 589 by personnel.

Does Norwalk Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Norwalk Fire Department operate?

Norwalk Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Norwalk Fire Department?

Norwalk Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Warren County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Norwalk Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Norwalk Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $677,749.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

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

Related guides

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