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South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department

South Sioux City, NE · Dakota County. South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Nebraska average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+117%
vs. Nebraska average
2
stations
$3,001,891
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
63/100
South Sioux City Fire and Rescue 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
19.5 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 A
$76,972 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
39 personnel · 2 stations

South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving South Sioux City, NE (Dakota County), with 2 stations and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,611 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,001,891.

  • National personnel rank #6,611 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #43 of 258
  • 5.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Dakota County

South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 70004 · South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department, NE 39 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,611
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Poy Sippi Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $3.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Poy Sippi Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
South Sioux City, NE
FDID
70004

FEMA Grant History

$3.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00209 $542,392
2018 EMW2016FH00212 $611,480.91
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0619 $1,848,018

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

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #43 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,611 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 117% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department carries 46.4% of Dakota County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (84 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 60% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Poy Sippi Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Dakota Covington Rural Fire District
Dakota City · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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

Poy Sippi Volunteer Fire Department, WI 39 Senatobia Fire Department, MS 39 Wales Genesee Fire Department, WI 39 Cloverdale Township Fire Department, IN 39 Floyd Volunteer Fire Department, AR 39 Adamsburg and Community Volunteer Fire Department, PA 39 Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department, TN 39 North Saint Paul Fire Department, MN 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department have?

South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 117% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,611 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #43 of 258 by personnel.

Does South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department operate?

South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department?

South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Dakota County, NE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, South Sioux City Fire and Rescue Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $3,001,890.91 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 511 fire departments with 9,011 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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