Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Seymour Fire Department

Seymour, IN · Jackson County. Seymour Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Seymour Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Indiana average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+78%
vs. Indiana average
3
stations
$306,273
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
16/100
Seymour 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
13.7 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
41 personnel · 3 stations

Seymour Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Seymour, IN (Jackson County), with 3 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,783 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $306,273.

  • National personnel rank #5,783 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #106 of 589
  • 7.32 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Jackson County

Seymour Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 36011 · Seymour Fire Department, IN 41 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,783
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Judith Basin Rura…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $306K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Judith Basin Rural Fire District - Raynesford, MT (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Seymour, IN
FDID
36011

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-00400 $306,272.72

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Seymour Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #106 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,783 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 78% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Seymour Fire Department carries 29.1% of Jackson County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (141 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 44% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.32 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Judith Basin Rural Fire District - Raynesford, MT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Brownstown Fire and Rescue
Brownstown · volunteer
All IN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 41 personnel

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

Judith Basin Rural Fire District - Raynesford, MT 41 Bulls Gap Volunteer Fire Department, TN 41 Martin Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, MS 41 Waurika Fire Department, OK 41 Murrieta Fire Department, CA 41 Beckley Fire Department, WV 41 National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Ames Fire Department-Dod, CA 41 Jackson County Fire and Rescue Unit, FL 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Seymour Fire Department have?

Seymour Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 78% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,783 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #106 of 589 by personnel.

Does Seymour Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Seymour Fire Department operate?

Seymour Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Seymour Fire Department?

Seymour Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jackson County, IN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Seymour Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Seymour Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $306,272.72 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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