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Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department

Troy Mills, IA · Linn County. Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

34th pct.
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$411,160
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
55/100
Troy Mills 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
24 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 C
$17,132 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Troy Mills, IA (Linn County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,822 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $411,160.

  • National personnel rank #14,822 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #328 of 589
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Linn County

Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 57019 · Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department, IA 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,822
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clarksburg Fire P…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $411K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clarksburg Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
Troy Mills, IA
FDID
57019

FEMA Grant History

$411K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0041 $411,160

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #328 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,822 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster fringe

Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department is 4.3% of Linn County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 558 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 59% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clarksburg Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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Center Point Fire Department
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Central City Fire Department
Central City · volunteer
Coggon Fire Department
Coggon · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Clarksburg Fire Protection District, CA 24 Gueydan Volunteer Fire Department, LA 24 Erath Volunteer Fire Department, LA 24 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department, MS 24 West Plainfield Fire Protection District, CA 24 Avilla Fire Department, IN 24 Dixie Suburban Fire Department, KY 24 Pelican Rapids Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department have?

Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,822 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #328 of 589 by personnel.

Does Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Troy Mills Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $411,160 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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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