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Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department

Evansville, IN · Vanderburgh County. Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department 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

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Indiana average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+91%
vs. Indiana average
3
stations
$238,990
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
20/100
Scott Township 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
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 D
$5,432 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 3 stations

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Evansville, IN (Vanderburgh 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 #5,191 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $238,990.

  • National personnel rank #5,191 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #95 of 589
  • 6.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Vanderburgh County

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department 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 82007 · Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 44 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,191
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waynesboro
  • FEMA-LIGHT $239K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Waynesboro Fire Department, VA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Evansville, IN
FDID
82007

FEMA Grant History

$239K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2015)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO06152 $240,381
2011 EMW2010FH00967 $-1,391

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #95 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,191 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 91% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department is 8.8% of Vanderburgh County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 499 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Waynesboro Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Evansville Fire Department
Evansville · career
McCutchanville Fire Department
Evansville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 91% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,191 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #95 of 589 by personnel.

Does Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department?

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Vanderburgh County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $238,990 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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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