Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Veblen Fire and Rescue

Veblen, SD · Marshall County. Veblen Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Veblen Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the South Dakota average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+40%
vs. South Dakota 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Veblen Fire and Rescue

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 B
28 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
28 personnel · 1 station

Veblen Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Veblen, SD (Marshall County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,846 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,846 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #98 of 257
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Marshall County

Veblen Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 48004 · Veblen Fire and Rescue, SD 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,846
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amory Fire and Re…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Amory Fire and Rescue Department, MS (+ 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 SD department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Veblen, SD
FDID
48004

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Veblen Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #98 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,846 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster weight

Veblen Fire and Rescue carries 25.0% of Marshall County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (112 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Amory Fire and Rescue Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Eden Fire Department
Eden · volunteer
Langford Fire Department
Langford · volunteer
North Marshall Fire Department
Britton · volunteer
Sunset Fire Department
Britton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Amory Fire and Rescue Department, MS 28 Chester Volunteer Fire Department, MT 28 Rio Vista Fire Department / Delta Fire Protection District, CA 28 Jerusalem Township Fire Department, OH 28 Loyall Fire Department, KY 28 Valley Creek Fire Department, KY 28 Scott Valley Fire Protection District - Greenview, CA 28 City of Dunsmuir Fire Department, CA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Veblen Fire and Rescue have?

Veblen Fire and Rescue has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,846 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #98 of 257 by personnel.

Does Veblen Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Veblen Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Veblen Fire and Rescue operate?

Veblen Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Veblen Fire and Rescue?

Veblen Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Marshall County, SD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in South Dakota?

South Dakota has 365 fire departments with 7,257 total personnel. 69% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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