Department profile

Volunteer

Waverly Fire Department

Waverly, IA · Bremer County. Waverly Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Waverly Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Iowa average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+70%
vs. Iowa 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
76/100
Waverly 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 B
34 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
34 personnel · 1 station

Waverly Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Waverly, IA (Bremer County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,544 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,544 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #110 of 589
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Bremer County

Waverly Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 09008 · Waverly Fire Department, IA 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #8,544
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carrollton Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Waverly, IA
FDID
09008

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01304 $0

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How Waverly Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #110 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,544 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 70% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster weight

Waverly Fire Department carries 40.5% of Bremer County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (84 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 60% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Denver Fire Department
Denver · other
Janesville Fire Rescue
Janesville · volunteer
Sumner Fire Department
Sumner · other
Tripoli Fire Department
Tripoli · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department, VA 34 Fort Morgan Fire Department, CO 34 Wenham Fire Department, MA 34 Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection District, CO 34 Beech Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 34 Star Cross Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 34 Mountain View Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 Van Buren Township Fire Department, MI 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Waverly Fire Department have?

Waverly Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 70% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,544 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #110 of 589 by personnel.

Does Waverly Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Waverly Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Waverly Fire Department operate?

Waverly Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Waverly Fire Department?

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

Has Waverly Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Waverly Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $0 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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