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Onida Volunteer Fire Department

Onida, SD · Sully County. Onida Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Onida Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Dakota average.

14th 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
27/100
Onida 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
17 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
17 personnel · 1 station

Onida Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Onida, SD (Sully County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,256 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,256 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #220 of 257
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Sully County

Onida Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 59002 · Onida Volunteer Fire Department, SD 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,256
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burton Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burton 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
Onida, SD
FDID
59002

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Onida Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #220 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,256 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster weight

Onida Volunteer Fire Department carries 37.8% of Sully County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (45 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Agar Volunteer Fire Department
Agar · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Burton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 17 Slovak Volunteer Fire Department, AR 17 Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, WI 17 Sweetens Cove Volunteer Fire Department, TN 17 Whitwell Volunteer Fire Department, TN 17 Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, TN 17 Brook Park Fire Department, MN 17 Quail Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AR 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Onida Volunteer Fire Department have?

Onida Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% below the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,256 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #220 of 257 by personnel.

Does Onida Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Onida Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Onida Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Onida Volunteer Fire Department?

Onida Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sully 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.

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