Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Oakland, NE · Burt County. Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Nebraska average.

Top 39%
national personnel size
+83%
vs. Nebraska 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
75/100
Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue

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
33 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
33 personnel · 1 station

Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Oakland, NE (Burt County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,814 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,814 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #84 of 258
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Burt County

Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 31004 · Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 33 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,814
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Golf Manor
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Golf Manor Fire Department, OH (+ 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Oakland, NE
FDID
31004

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #84 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,814 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 83% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster geometry

Burt County HIFLD mix around Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Burt County: 5 departments, 140 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Golf Manor Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Lyons Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Lyons · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Golf Manor Fire Department, OH 33 Placer County Fire Department, CA 33 Ocean Springs Fire Department - James a Murray Senior Station, MS 33 Colstrip Fire District, MT 33 Florida Volunteer Fire Department, NY 33 Cooks Peak Volunteer Fire Department, NM 33 Jackson Township Fire Department, IN 33 Paw Paw Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, WV 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue have?

Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 83% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,814 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #84 of 258 by personnel.

Does Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue operate?

Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue?

Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Burt County, NE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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