Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Tamora Volunteer Fire Department

Seward, NE · Seward County. Tamora Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tamora Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Nebraska average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-17%
vs. Nebraska average
1
station

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Tamora 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 D
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Tamora Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Seward, NE (Seward County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,522 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,522 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #251 of 258
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Seward County

Tamora Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 16010 · Tamora Volunteer Fire Department, NE 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,522
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Indiahoma Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Indiahoma Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Seward, NE
FDID
16010

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Tamora Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #251 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,522 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster geometry

Seward County HIFLD mix around Tamora Volunteer Fire Department

Seward County: 11 departments, 80 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Indiahoma Volunteer Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Seward Volunteer Fire Department
Seward · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Indiahoma Volunteer Fire Department, OK 15 Avenal State Prison Fire Department, CA 15 Richey Volunteer Fire Department, MT 15 Third District Volunteer Fire Department - Rochester, KY 15 Society Hill Fire Department, SC 15 Tyrone Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Springhill Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Fort Blackmore Volunteer Fire Department, VA 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tamora Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tamora Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,522 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #251 of 258 by personnel.

Does Tamora Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tamora Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tamora Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tamora Volunteer Fire Department?

Tamora Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Seward County, NE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Nebraska?

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

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