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Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District

Rapid City, SD · Pennington County. Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the South Dakota average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+80%
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
78/100
Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District

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
36 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
36 personnel · 1 station

Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Rapid City, SD (Pennington County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,550 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,550 of 22,440
  • SD personnel rank #39 of 257
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Pennington County

Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 02007 · Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District, SD 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,550
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alfred Station
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alfred Station Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Rapid City, SD
FDID
02007

Staffing vs the South Dakota average

How Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Dakota. In-state it ranks #39 of 257 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,550 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 80% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
17
SD departments
365

County roster fringe

Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District is 7.6% 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.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alfred Station Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Hayward Fire Department
Keystone · volunteer
Hill City Fire Department
Hill City · volunteer
Keystone Fire Department
Keystone · volunteer
New Underwood Fire Department
New Underwood · volunteer
North Haines Volunteer Fire Department
Rapid City · volunteer
All SD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Alfred Station Fire Department, NY 36 Indiana Air National 122 Fighter Wing Fire and Rescue Department, IN 36 Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department, PA 36 Saunders Volunteer Fire Department, VA 36 Huddleston Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 36 Bunola Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36 Englewood Cliffs Fire Department, NJ 36 Maiden Fire Department, NC 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District have?

Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 80% above the South Dakota average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,550 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SD, it ranks #39 of 257 by personnel.

Does Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District operate?

Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District?

Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Pennington 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.

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