Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Richland Township Fire and Rescue

Larwill, IN · Whitley County. Richland Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richland Township Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Indiana average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+4%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$372,245
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Richland Township 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 C
24 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
$15,510 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Richland Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Larwill, IN (Whitley County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,726 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $372,245.

  • National personnel rank #14,726 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #381 of 589
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Whitley County

Richland Township Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 92005 · Richland Township Fire and Rescue, IN 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,726
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cypress Inn Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $372K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cypress Inn Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Larwill, IN
FDID
92005

FEMA Grant History

$372K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00338 $256,045
2017 EMW2016FF00363 $116,200

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Richland Township Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #381 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,726 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Richland Township Fire and Rescue is 8.2% of Whitley County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 291 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cypress Inn Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Union Township Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Cypress Inn Volunteer Fire Department, TN 24 Lutts Volunteer Fire Department, TN 24 Pillowville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 24 Gray Volunteer Fire Department, TN 24 Washington Township Fire Department, OH 24 Hanley Falls Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24 Jerry City Fire Department, OH 24 Traer Fire Department, IA 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richland Township Fire and Rescue have?

Richland Township Fire and Rescue has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,726 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #381 of 589 by personnel.

Does Richland Township Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richland Township Fire and Rescue operate?

Richland Township Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Richland Township Fire and Rescue?

Richland Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Whitley County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Richland Township Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Richland Township Fire and Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $372,245 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.