Department profile

Volunteer

Pendleton Fire Department

Pendleton, IN · Madison County. Pendleton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Pendleton Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Indiana average.

Top 47%
national personnel size
+30%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$2,713,162
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Pendleton 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
30 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$90,439 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Pendleton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pendleton, IN (Madison County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,556 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,713,162.

  • National personnel rank #10,556 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #240 of 589
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Madison County

Pendleton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 48014 · Pendleton Fire Department, IN 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,556
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rural Hill Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $2.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rural Hill 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Pendleton, IN
FDID
48014

FEMA Grant History

$2.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01063 $2,163,162.36
2021 EMW-2021-FG-03718 $550,000

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Pendleton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #240 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,556 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 30% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Pendleton Fire Department is 7.0% of Madison County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 427 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Adams Township Fire and Rescue
Markleville · volunteer
Alexandria Fire Department
Alexandria · career
Anderson Fire Department
Anderson · career
Edgewood Fire Department
Anderson · other
Elwood Fire Department
Elwood · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Rural Hill Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Reserve Volunteer Fire Department, LA 30 Red Willow Western Fire Protection District, NE 30 Indianola Volunteer Fire Department, NE 30 East Bangor Fire Department, PA 30 Lorain Fire Department, WI 30 Streeter Rural Fire Protection District, ND 30 West Point Volunteer Fire Department, KY 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pendleton Fire Department have?

Pendleton Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,556 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #240 of 589 by personnel.

Does Pendleton Fire Department provide EMS services?

Pendleton Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Pendleton Fire Department operate?

Pendleton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pendleton Fire Department?

Pendleton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Madison County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Pendleton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pendleton Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $2,713,162.36 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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