Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Raymond, NE · Lancaster County. Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 50%
national personnel size
+61%
vs. Nebraska average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Raymond 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 F
14.5 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
29 personnel · 2 stations

Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Raymond, NE (Lancaster County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,185 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,185 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #131 of 258
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Lancaster County

Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 02009 · Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 29 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Box Elder
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Box Elder Fire Department, SD (+ 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
Raymond, NE
FDID
02009

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #131 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,185 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 61% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster fringe

Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue is 5.6% of Lancaster County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 518 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Box Elder Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bennet Fire and Rescue
Bennet · other
Hickman Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Hickman · volunteer
Lincoln Fire and Rescue
Lincoln · career
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Box Elder Fire Department, SD 29 Tuscumbia Fire Department, AL 29 Short Tract Fire Department, NY 29 Sand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department, MT 29 Moncure Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29 Rennerdale Volunteer Fire Department, PA 29 Fruithurst Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29 Silver Bluff Fire Department, SC 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue have?

Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 61% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,185 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #131 of 258 by personnel.

Does Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

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

Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

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

Raymond Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Lancaster 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.