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Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department

Roscoe, SD · Edmunds County. Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Dakota average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
+10%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Roscoe 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Roscoe, SD (Edmunds County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,944 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,944 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #181 of 257
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Edmunds County

Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 26004 · Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, SD 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,944
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brunswick Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department, NE (+ 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
Roscoe, SD
FDID
26004

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #181 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,944 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 10% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster weight

Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department carries 31.0% of Edmunds County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (71 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department, NE (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Hosmer Fire Department
Hosmer · volunteer
Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department
Ipswich · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department, NE 22 Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department, PA 22 Hope Sunrise Volunteer Fire Department / Hope Sunrise Emergency Medical Services, AK 22 Bright Shade Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 Hampton County Fire Department, SC 22 Saint Joseph Volunteer Fire Department, WV 22 Avoca and Rural Fire Department, WI 22 Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department, LA 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department have?

Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,944 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #181 of 257 by personnel.

Does Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department?

Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Edmunds 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.

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