County profile

Jefferson County, KS 3 departments

3 HIFLD departments in Jefferson County, Kansas - coverage desk and roster table below.

3 departments · #8 of 105 in-state

Jefferson County, KS is a thin HIFLD county book: 3 departments and 75 personnel (#8 of 105 in-state).

  • Personnel rank #8 of 105 in Kansas
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 40% of roster in Rural Township Fire Department
  • 3 of 773 Kansas departments statewide
3
Departments
75
Total Personnel
#8 of 105
In-state by personnel
1
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Jefferson County

All fire departments in Jefferson County, KS with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
McLouth Fire Department
Mclouth
 volunteer 28
Rock Creek Township Fire Department
Meriden
 other 17
Rural Township Fire Department
Perry
 other 30

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (3 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 0 career, 1 volunteer, 0 combination (33% volunteer).

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 75 roster).

Largest book: Rural Township Fire Department holds 40% of county personnel (30 of 75).

Photo-finish peer: Hancock County, IL (+0 personnel).

No EMS-flagged departments in this HIFLD extract for the county.

Kansas breadth context

State departments
773
Annual fires
20,500
Volunteer %
0%
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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Jefferson County, KS? ▼

Jefferson County, KS has 3 fire departments with available federal data. 1 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #8 of 105 among Kansas counties with at least one listed department.

Are Jefferson County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Jefferson County has a mix: 0 career, 1 volunteer, 0 combination.

How many firefighters serve Jefferson County? ▼

Jefferson County has 75 total fire department personnel across 3 departments. The average per department is 25, which is 14% above the Kansas average.

Does Jefferson County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 1 department in Jefferson County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Hancock County, IL 286 pers Tyler County, TX 286 pers Park County, WY 286 pers Tift County, GA 287 pers Lee County, AL 14 depts Lawrence County, AR 14 depts Madison County, AR 14 depts Miller County, AR 14 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Jefferson, KS Horizontal bar chart of the top 3 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Jefferson, KS Top 3 1. Rural Township Fire Department 30 personnel 2. McLouth Fire Department 28 personnel 3. Rock Creek Township Fire Department 17 personnel Top 5 fire departments by total personnel in this county.Source: U.S. Fire Administration NFDR.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Jefferson County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.