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West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department

West Burlington, IA · Des Moines County. West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 42%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Iowa average
1
station
$221,017
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
52/100
West Burlington 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 B
32 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 D
$6,907 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving West Burlington, IA (Des Moines County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,401 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $221,017.

  • National personnel rank #9,401 of 22,440
  • IA personnel rank #134 of 589
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Des Moines County

West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 29005 · West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department, IA 32 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milbank
  • FEMA-LIGHT $221K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milbank Fire Department, SD (+ 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
West Burlington, IA
FDID
29005

FEMA Grant History

$221K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2014)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO01243 $250,079
2013 EMW2012FF00513 $18,975
2012 EMW2011FF00516 $-48,037

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

Staffing vs the Iowa average

How West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Iowa. In-state it ranks #134 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,401 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
39
IA departments
810

County roster geometry

Des Moines County HIFLD mix around West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department

Des Moines County: 6 departments, 159 personnel (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Milbank Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Burlington Fire Department
Burlington · career
Danville Fire Department
Danville · volunteer
Mediapolis City Fire Department
Mediapolis · volunteer
Yarmouth Fire Department
Yarmouth · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Milbank Fire Department, SD 32 Morgan County Fire Department, UT 32 Bellbrook Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 32 Kershaw Fire Department, SC 32 Turtle Lake Fire Protection District, ND 32 Lugoff Fire Department, SC 32 Paris Volunteer Fire Department, WI 32 Hebron Fire Protection District, ND 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department have?

West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Iowa average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,401 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IA, it ranks #134 of 589 by personnel.

Does West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department operate?

West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department?

West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Des Moines County, IA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, West Burlington Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $221,017 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.