County profile

Rooks County, KS 6 departments

Volunteer share 0% across 6 HIFLD departments in Rooks County (Kansas) - staffing mix and EMS flags below.

0% volunteer · 6 depts

Rooks County, KS leans career/combination in HIFLD (volunteer share 0% of 6; 90 personnel); #72 of 105 in-state.

  • Personnel rank #72 of 105 in Kansas
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 27% of roster in Plainville Rural Fire Department
  • 6 of 773 Kansas departments statewide
6
Departments
90
Total Personnel
#72 of 105
In-state by personnel
0
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Rooks County

All fire departments in Rooks County, KS with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Damar Fire Department
Damar
 other 10
Palco Fire Department
Palco
 other 13
Plainville Rural Fire Department
Plainville
 other 24
Stockton Fire Department
Stockton
 other 19
Woodston Fire Department
Woodston
 other 12
Zurich Fire Department
Zurich
 other 12

Coverage desk

Volunteer-share lane (0% of departments) - density and concentration from the same HIFLD extract.

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

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 90 roster).

Largest book: Plainville Rural Fire Department holds 27% of county personnel (24 of 90).

Photo-finish peer: Greenlee County, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Kansas volunteer context

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

Are Rooks County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Rooks County has a mix: 0 career, 0 volunteer, 0 combination.

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

Rooks County, KS has 6 fire departments with available federal data. By total reported personnel it ranks #72 of 105 among Kansas counties with at least one listed department.

How many firefighters serve Rooks County? ▼

Rooks County has 90 total fire department personnel across 6 departments. The average per department is 15, which is 32% below the Kansas average.

Does Rooks County have EMS coverage? ▼

EMS coverage data is not available for Rooks County from federal records.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Greenlee County, AZ 90 pers Yuma County, AZ 90 pers Summit County, CO 90 pers Madison County, FL 90 pers Aleutians East County, AK 6 depts Denali County, AK 6 depts Northwest Arctic County, AK 6 depts Wrangell-Petersburg County, AK 6 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Rooks, KS Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Rooks, KS Top 5 1. Plainville Rural Fire Department 24 personnel 2. Stockton Fire Department 19 personnel 3. Palco Fire Department 13 personnel 4. Woodston Fire Department 12 personnel 5. Zurich Fire Department 12 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 Volunteer-share read for Rooks County uses HIFLD staffing-type flags; NFDR participation is voluntary.