Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Richmond Fire Department

Richmond, IN · Wayne County. Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 82 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.

82
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richmond Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Indiana average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+257%
vs. Indiana average
6
stations
$372,980
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
16/100
Richmond 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 F
13.7 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 F
$4,549 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
82 personnel · 6 stations

Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Richmond, IN (Wayne County), with 6 stations and 82 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,400 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $372,980.

  • National personnel rank #1,400 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #29 of 589
  • 7.32 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Wayne County

Richmond Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

82 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 89011 · Richmond Fire Department, IN 82 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 82
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,400
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Collierville Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $373K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Collierville Fire and Rescue, TN (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Richmond, IN
FDID
89011

FEMA Grant History

$373K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-02784 $372,980

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Richmond Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #29 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,400 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 257% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Richmond Fire Department carries 29.6% of Wayne County HIFLD personnel

Among 12 listed departments (277 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.32 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 82 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Collierville Fire and Rescue, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Boston Fire Department
Boston · volunteer
Centerville Fire and Rescue
Centerville · volunteer
Clay Township Volunteer Fire Department
Greens Fork · volunteer
Dublin Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Dublin · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 82 personnel

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

Collierville Fire and Rescue, TN 82 Valhalla Fire Department, NY 82 Edgewood Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY 82 Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue Authority, CA 82 Willoughby Fire Department, OH 82 Parker Fire Department, SC 82 Euclid Fire Department, OH 82 Miami Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services - Central Station, OH 82

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richmond Fire Department have?

Richmond Fire Department has 82 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 257% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,400 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #29 of 589 by personnel.

Does Richmond Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richmond Fire Department operate?

Richmond Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Richmond Fire Department?

Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Wayne County, IN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Richmond Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Richmond Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $372,980 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.