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Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department

Scottsburg, IN · Scott County. Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Indiana average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+22%
vs. Indiana 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City 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 F
14 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
28 personnel · 2 stations

Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Scottsburg, IN (Scott County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,763 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,763 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #275 of 589
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Scott County

Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 72005 · Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department, IN 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,763
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Castle
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Castle Fire Department, NH (+ 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
Scottsburg, IN
FDID
72005

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #275 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,763 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 22% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department carries 53.8% of Scott County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (52 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 29% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Castle Fire Department, NH (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

New Castle Fire Department, NH 28 Twin Township Volunteer Fire and Life Squad, OH 28 Huntington Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 Velvet Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, AR 28 West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 Town of Neenah Volunteer Fire Department, WI 28 Greenleaf Volunteer Fire Department, MS 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department have?

Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,763 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #275 of 589 by personnel.

Does Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department operate?

Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department?

Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Scott 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.

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