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Rising City Volunteer Fire Department

Rising City, NE · Butler County. Rising City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rising City Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Nebraska average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+89%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Rising City 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 D
17 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
34 personnel · 2 stations

Rising City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rising City, NE (Butler County), with 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,482 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,482 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #77 of 258
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Butler County

Rising City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 25007 · Rising City Volunteer Fire Department, NE 34 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,482
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alturas City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alturas City Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Rising City, NE
FDID
25007

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Rising City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #77 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,482 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 89% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster geometry

Butler County HIFLD mix around Rising City Volunteer Fire Department

Butler County: 11 departments, 223 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 82% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alturas City Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

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Linwood Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Alturas City Fire Department, CA 34 Cobb Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 Ward Four Fire Protection District, LA 34 Evansville Fire Department, WY 34 Delta Community Fire Department, OH 34 Lake Hamilton Fire Department, AR 34 Grindstone Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34 Normalville Area Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rising City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rising City Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 89% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,482 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #77 of 258 by personnel.

Does Rising City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rising City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rising City Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rising City Volunteer Fire Department?

Rising City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Butler 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.