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Zionsville Fire Department

Zionsville, IN · Boone County. Zionsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 67 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.

67
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Zionsville Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Indiana average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+191%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$3,301,904
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Zionsville 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 A
67 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 A
$49,282 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
67 personnel · 1 station

Zionsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Zionsville, IN (Boone County), with 1 station and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,119 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,301,904.

  • National personnel rank #2,119 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #38 of 589
  • 1.49 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Boone County

Zionsville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 06008 · Zionsville Fire Department, IN 67 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,119
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Northport Fire Re…
  • FEMA-MID $3.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Northport Fire Rescue, AL (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Zionsville, IN
FDID
06008

FEMA Grant History

$3.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01597 $3,301,904.28

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Zionsville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #38 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,119 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 191% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Zionsville Fire Department carries 36.8% of Boone County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (182 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.49 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 67 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Northport Fire Rescue, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Advance Volunteer Fire Department
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Jamestown Volunteer Fire Department
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Lebanon Fire Department
Lebanon · career
Worth Township Fire and Rescue
Whitestown · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 67 personnel

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

Northport Fire Rescue, AL 67 Altoona Fire Department, PA 67 Walker City Fire Department, MI 67 Plainfield Fire Department, MI 67 Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, MD 67 Fairfield Township Fire Department, OH 67 Jackson Fire Department, AL 67 Voorheesville Fire Department, NY 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Zionsville Fire Department have?

Zionsville Fire Department has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 191% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,119 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #38 of 589 by personnel.

Does Zionsville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Zionsville Fire Department operate?

Zionsville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Zionsville Fire Department?

Zionsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Boone County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Zionsville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Zionsville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $3,301,904.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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