Department profile

Volunteer

Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

Madison, IN · Jefferson County. Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Indiana average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
22 personnel · 1 station

Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Madison, IN (Jefferson 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 #15,951 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,951 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #422 of 589
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated 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 39014 · Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, IN 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,951
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Liberty Rural Fir…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Liberty Rural Fire Protection District, 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Madison, IN
FDID
39014

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #422 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,951 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Jefferson County HIFLD mix around Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

Jefferson County: 11 departments, 198 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 45% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Liberty Rural Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Brooksburg Fire Department
Madison · other
Kent Volunteer Fire Company
Madison · volunteer
All IN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Liberty Rural Fire Protection District, CA 22 Livonia Volunteer Fire Department, LA 22 Casey Fire Department, IA 22 Tri-Clover Fire Company, PA 22 Abercrombie Fire Protection District, ND 22 Laguna Vista Estates Volunteer Fire Department, NM 22 Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department, WV 22 Glencoe Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated have?

Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,951 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #422 of 589 by personnel.

Does Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated provide EMS services?

Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated 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 Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operate?

Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated?

Rykers Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson 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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