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Wall Volunteer Fire Department

Wall, SD · Pennington County. Wall Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wall Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the South Dakota average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
+20%
vs. South Dakota average
2
stations
$280,442
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Wall 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
12 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
$11,685 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 2 stations

Wall Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wall, SD (Pennington County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,840 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $280,442.

  • National personnel rank #14,840 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #162 of 257
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Pennington County

Wall 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 02005 · Wall Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,840
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Littleville Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $280K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Littleville Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Wall, SD
FDID
02005

FEMA Grant History

$280K
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-0980 $280,442

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

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Wall Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #162 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,840 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster fringe

Wall Volunteer Fire Department is 5.1% of Pennington County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 474 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 85% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Littleville Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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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 SD department.

Littleville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Oramel Volunteer Fire Department, NY 24 Vaughn Volunteer Fire Department, MT 24 Dewitt Area Emergency Services Authority, MI 24 New Brockton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Ensign Township Fire Department, MI 24 Palominas Fire District, AZ 24 Center Fire Department, SC 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wall Volunteer Fire Department have?

Wall Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,840 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #162 of 257 by personnel.

Does Wall Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wall Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Wall Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Wall Volunteer Fire Department?

Wall Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pennington County, SD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Wall Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wall Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $280,442 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2005.

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.