Department profile

Volunteer

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department

Ryegate, VT · Caledonia County. Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. 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
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Vermont average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Vermont average
1
station
$216,599
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
40/100
Ryegate 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
18 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 C
$12,033 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ryegate, VT (Caledonia 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 #18,818 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $216,599.

  • National personnel rank #18,818 of 22,440
  • VT personnel rank #129 of 150
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Caledonia County

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department 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 03544 · Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department, VT 18 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Big Horn County F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $217K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Big Horn County Fire Protection District, WY (+ 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 VT department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ryegate, VT
FDID
03544

FEMA Grant History

$217K
Cumulative funding (FY2004)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2004 EMW-2004-FG-0784 $216,599

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

Staffing vs the Vermont average

How Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Vermont. In-state it ranks #129 of 150 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,818 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
11
VT departments
250

County roster fringe

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department is 8.1% of Caledonia County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 223 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Big Horn County Fire Protection District, WY (+0 personnel).

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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 VT department.

Big Horn County Fire Protection District, WY 18 Burleigh-Reno-Whittemore Fire Department, MI 18 Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services, VA 18 Campbell Township Fire Department, MI 18 Fadette Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Lake Odessa Fire Department, MI 18 Hubbardston - North Plains Fire Department, MI 18 Dover Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department have?

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Vermont average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,818 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VT, it ranks #129 of 150 by personnel.

Does Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department?

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Caledonia County, VT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $216,599 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2004 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2004.

How many fire departments are in Vermont?

Vermont has 250 fire departments with 4,361 total personnel. 60% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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