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Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad

Rockville, IN · Parke County. Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Indiana average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-22%
vs. Indiana 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad

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
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Rockville, IN (Parke County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,811 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,811 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #518 of 589
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Parke County

Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 61007 · Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad, IN 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,811
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Reyno-Biggers Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Reyno-Biggers Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Rockville, IN
FDID
61007

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #518 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,811 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Parke County HIFLD mix around Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad

Parke County: 9 departments, 118 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Reyno-Biggers Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bloomingdale Fire Department
Bloomingdale · other
Lyford Volunteer Fire Department
Rosedale · volunteer
Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department
Rosedale · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Reyno-Biggers Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Nielsville Volunteer Fire Department, MN 18 Climax Volunteer Fire Department, MN 18 Silver Run Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18 McAlmont Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Fittstown Fire Department, OK 18 Oil Center Fire Department, OK 18 Muskingum Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad have?

Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,811 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #518 of 589 by personnel.

Does Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad operate?

Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad?

Rockville Fire Department / Parke County Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Parke County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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