Department profile

Volunteer

Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department

Eddyville, NE · Dawson County. Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 47%
national personnel size
+67%
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
21/100
Rural Eddyville 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
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 2 stations

Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Eddyville, NE (Dawson County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,655 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,655 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #119 of 258
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Dawson County

Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 18002 · Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department, NE 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,655
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bedford Division…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bedford Division of Fire, OH (+ 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
Eddyville, NE
FDID
18002

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #119 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,655 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department carries 29.7% of Dawson County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (101 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 57% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bedford Division of Fire, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cozad Fire Department
Cozad · other
Farnam Volunteer Fire Department
Farnam · volunteer
Lexington Volunteer Fire Department
Lexington · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Bedford Division of Fire, OH 30 McLaurin Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department, NJ 30 Grant Fire Department, MT 30 Liberty Corner Fire Company, NJ 30 Brooklyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Jackson Fire Department, MT 30 North Branch Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,655 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #119 of 258 by personnel.

Does Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department?

Rural Eddyville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dawson 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.