Department profile

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Redfield City Fire Department

Redfield, SD · Spink County. Redfield City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Redfield City Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the South Dakota average.

Top 41%
national personnel size
+60%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Redfield City 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
32 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
32 personnel · 1 station

Redfield City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Redfield, SD (Spink County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,291 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,291 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #60 of 257
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Spink County

Redfield City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 57008 · Redfield City Fire Department, SD 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,291
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maurice Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maurice Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Redfield, SD
FDID
57008

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Redfield City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #60 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,291 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster geometry

Spink County HIFLD mix around Redfield City Fire Department

Spink County: 11 departments, 198 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 36% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maurice Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ashton Fire Department
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Doland Fire Department
Doland · career
Frankfort Fire Department
Frankfort · volunteer
Mellette Fire Department
Mellette · volunteer
Northville Fire Department
Northville · volunteer
Redfield Rural Fire Department
Redfield · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Maurice Volunteer Fire Department, LA 32 Esparto Fire Protection District, CA 32 Thief River Falls Fire Department, MN 32 Jennerstown Volunteer Fire Department, PA 32 Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 32 Merrimac Fire and Rescue Incorporated, WI 32 Troy Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32 Eureka Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Redfield City Fire Department have?

Redfield City Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,291 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #60 of 257 by personnel.

Does Redfield City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Redfield City Fire Department operate?

Redfield City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Redfield City Fire Department?

Redfield City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Spink 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.

Related guides

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