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Straughn Volunteer Fire Department

Straughn, IN · Henry County. Straughn Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Straughn Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Indiana average.

5th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$523,810
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
46/100
Straughn 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 F
13 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
$40,293 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
13 personnel · 1 station

Straughn Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Straughn, IN (Henry County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,222 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $523,810.

  • National personnel rank #21,222 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #577 of 589
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Henry County

Straughn Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 33017 · Straughn Volunteer Fire Department, IN 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,222
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Guadalupita Volun…
  • FEMA-MID $524K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Guadalupita Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Straughn, IN
FDID
33017

FEMA Grant History

$524K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-06617 $523,809.52

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Straughn Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #577 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,222 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Straughn Volunteer Fire Department is 5.4% of Henry County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 242 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 72% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Guadalupita Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Dunreith Fire Department
Dunreith · other
Jefferson Township Fire Department
Sulphur Springs · volunteer
Kennard Volunteer Fire Department
Kennard · volunteer
Knightstown Fire Department
Knightstown · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Guadalupita Volunteer Fire Department, NM 13 Kenton Fire Department, OH 13 McKinley Volunteer Fire Department, AK 13 Cobb Hill Volunteer Fire Department, KY 13 Grubbs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13 Galena Volunteer Fire Department, AK 13 Mountville Fire Department, SC 13 Yermo Volunteer Fire Department, CA 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Straughn Volunteer Fire Department have?

Straughn Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,222 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #577 of 589 by personnel.

Does Straughn Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Straughn Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Straughn Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Straughn Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Straughn Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Straughn Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $523,809.52 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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