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Perry Volunteer Fire Department

Perry, IA · Dallas County. Perry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 33%
national personnel size
+80%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$539,919
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
68/100
Perry 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 B
36 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
$14,998 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Perry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Perry, IA (Dallas County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,433 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $539,919.

  • National personnel rank #7,433 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #84 of 589
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Dallas County

Perry Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 25010 · Perry Volunteer Fire Department, IA 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Berlin Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $540K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Perry, IA
FDID
25010

FEMA Grant History

$540K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07155 $477,238.09
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00226 $62,681

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Perry Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #84 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,433 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 80% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Dallas County HIFLD mix around Perry Volunteer Fire Department

Dallas County: 15 departments, 268 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Adel Volunteer Fire Department
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Bouton Fire Rescue
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Clive Fire Department
West Des Moines · other
Dallas Center Fire and Rescue
Dallas Center · other
Dawson Fire Department
Dawson · volunteer
DE Soto Fire and Rescue Department
De Soto · volunteer
Dexter Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Dexter · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, WI 36 White Mountain Fire Protection District, CA 36 Lyons Royalton Volunteer Fire Department, OH 36 Oakland City Fire Department, IN 36 Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department, PA 36 McClellandtown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36 Alpine Fire Department, WY 36 Crow Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Department, TN 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Perry Volunteer Fire Department have?

Perry Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 80% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,433 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #84 of 589 by personnel.

Does Perry Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Perry Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Perry Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Perry Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Perry Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Perry Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $539,919.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2021 (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.