Department profile

Volunteer

United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department

Portage, IN · Porter County. United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 46 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

46
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Indiana average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Indiana 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
United States Steel Midwest Division 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 A
46 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
46 personnel · 1 station

United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Portage, IN (Porter County), with 1 station and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,692 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,692 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #82 of 589
  • 2.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Porter County

United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 64021 · United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department, IN 46 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #4,692
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elkhorn Area
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Elkhorn Area 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Portage, IN
FDID
64021

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #82 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,692 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department is 7.2% of Porter County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 640 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Elkhorn Area Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Elkhorn Area Fire Department, WI 46 East Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 46 Marguerite Volunteer Fire Department, PA 46 Carroll Township Emergency Medical and Fire Services, OH 46 North Central Scott County Volunteer Fire Department - Midway Station, MS 46 City of Franklin Fire Department, NH 46 Ravenden Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 46 Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station, ID 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department have?

United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,692 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #82 of 589 by personnel.

Does United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department operate?

United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department?

United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Porter County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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