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Sheridan Fire Department

Sheridan, IN · Hamilton County. Sheridan Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 36%
national personnel size
+52%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$684,558
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
71/100
Sheridan 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 B
35 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 B
$19,559 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Sheridan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sheridan, IN (Hamilton County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,105 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $684,558.

  • National personnel rank #8,105 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #161 of 589
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Hamilton County

Sheridan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 29008 · Sheridan Fire Department, IN 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,105
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burtonsville Volu…
  • FEMA-MID $685K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Sheridan, IN
FDID
29008

FEMA Grant History

$685K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00037 $684,558.14

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Sheridan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #161 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,105 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 52% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Sheridan Fire Department is 6.0% of Hamilton County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 582 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 35 Arlington Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 35 Necedah Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Cutler Volunteer Fire Company, WI 35 Hambden Fire Department, OH 35 Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department, WV 35 Ixonia Fire Department, WI 35 Bellerose Terrace Fire Department, NY 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sheridan Fire Department have?

Sheridan Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,105 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #161 of 589 by personnel.

Does Sheridan Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sheridan Fire Department operate?

Sheridan Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sheridan Fire Department?

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

Has Sheridan Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sheridan Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $684,558.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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