Department profile

Volunteer

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department

Sharpsburg, IA · Taylor County. Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Iowa average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+25%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$456,285
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Sharpsburg 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 C
25 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 B
$18,251 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sharpsburg, IA (Taylor County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,968 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $456,285.

  • National personnel rank #13,968 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #286 of 589
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Taylor County

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 87009 · Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department, IA 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,968
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Skelton Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $456K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Skelton Township Fire Department, IN (+ 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 IA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Sharpsburg, IA
FDID
87009

FEMA Grant History

$456K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0439 $456,285

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #286 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,968 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Taylor County HIFLD mix around Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department

Taylor County: 7 departments, 143 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Skelton Township Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Clearfield Fire Department
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Gravity Fire Department
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Lenox Fire Department
Lenox · volunteer
New Market Volunteer Fire Department
New Market · volunteer
All IA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Skelton Township Fire Department, IN 25 Canby Fire Department, MN 25 Midvale Fire District, ID 25 Gibson Township Little York Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Piney Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 Sterling Fire District, OH 25 Wilson Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25 Saint Charles Fire and Rescue Department, MN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department have?

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,968 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #286 of 589 by personnel.

Does Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department 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 Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department?

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Taylor County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $456,285 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

How many fire departments are in Iowa?

Iowa has 810 fire departments with 16,337 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.