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Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department

Wilcox, NE · Kearney County. Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Nebraska average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+67%
vs. Nebraska average
2
stations

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
21/100
Wilcox 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 D
15 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
30 personnel · 2 stations

Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wilcox, NE (Kearney County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,869 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,869 of 22,440
  • NE personnel rank #124 of 258
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Kearney County

Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 52003 · Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department, NE 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,869
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Flandreau
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Flandreau 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 NE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Wilcox, NE
FDID
52003

Staffing vs the Nebraska average

How Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nebraska. In-state it ranks #124 of 258 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,869 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
26
NE departments
511

County roster weight

Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department carries 34.9% of Kearney County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (86 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Axtell Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Axtell · volunteer
Minden Volunteer Fire Department
Minden · volunteer
All NE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Flandreau Fire Department, SD 30 Solon Volunteer Fire Department, IA 30 Lone Rock Fire Department, WI 30 Red Bluff Fire Department, CA 30 Cairo Fire Department, KY 30 Scioto Valley Fire District, OH 30 Hohenwald Fire Department, TN 30 Slayton Fire Department, MN 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department have?

Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Nebraska average of 18 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,869 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NE, it ranks #124 of 258 by personnel.

Does Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department?

Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kearney 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.

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