Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Sandhills Fire and Rescue

Hyannis, NE · Grant County. Sandhills Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sandhills Fire and Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Nebraska average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+144%
vs. Nebraska average
3
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
20/100
Sandhills Fire and Rescue

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
14.7 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
44 personnel · 3 stations

Sandhills Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Hyannis, NE (Grant County), with 3 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,190 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,190 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #25 of 258
  • 6.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Grant County

Sandhills Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 92001 · Sandhills Fire and Rescue, NE 44 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,190
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Indianola
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Indianola Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Hyannis, NE
FDID
92001

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Sandhills Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #25 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,190 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 144% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Sandhills Fire and Rescue carries 100.0% of Grant County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (44 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Indianola Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Indianola Fire Department, IA 44 New Haven Fire Department, KY 44 McCall Fire Protection District, ID 44 Marine on Saint Croix Fire Department and Ambulance Service, MN 44 Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 44 Ruthven Fire Department, IA 44 Stratham Volunteer Fire Department, NH 44 Porter Township Fire Department, OH 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sandhills Fire and Rescue have?

Sandhills Fire and Rescue has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 144% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,190 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #25 of 258 by personnel.

Does Sandhills Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Sandhills Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sandhills Fire and Rescue operate?

Sandhills Fire and Rescue operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sandhills Fire and Rescue?

Sandhills Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Grant 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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