Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Waverly Fire and Rescue

Waverly, NE · Lancaster County. Waverly Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Waverly Fire and Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Nebraska average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+133%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Waverly 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 A
42 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
42 personnel · 1 station

Waverly Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Waverly, NE (Lancaster County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,634 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,634 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #29 of 258
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Lancaster County

Waverly Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 02011 · Waverly Fire and Rescue, NE 42 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,634
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ranger Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ranger Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Waverly, NE
FDID
02011

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Waverly Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #29 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,634 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 133% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster fringe

Waverly Fire and Rescue is 8.1% of Lancaster County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 518 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ranger Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bennet Fire and Rescue
Bennet · other
Hickman Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Hickman · volunteer
Lincoln Fire and Rescue
Lincoln · career
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Ranger Volunteer Fire Department, NC 42 Cuba Fire Department, NY 42 Almond Volunteer Fire Department, NY 42 Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company, PA 42 Penn Hill Volunteer Fire Department 7, PA 42 Springdale Volunteer Fire Department, PA 42 West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Department 1, PA 42 Emerald Isle Fire Department, NC 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Waverly Fire and Rescue have?

Waverly Fire and Rescue has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 133% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,634 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #29 of 258 by personnel.

Does Waverly Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Waverly Fire and Rescue operate?

Waverly Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Waverly Fire and Rescue?

Waverly Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Lancaster 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.

Related guides

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