County profile

Wallace County, KS 4 departments

Volunteer share 0% across 4 HIFLD departments in Wallace County (Kansas) - staffing mix and EMS flags below.

0% volunteer · 4 depts

Wallace County, KS leans career/combination in HIFLD (volunteer share 0% of 4; 59 personnel); #85 of 105 in-state.

  • Personnel rank #85 of 105 in Kansas
  • 5.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • 37% of roster in Sharon Springs Fire Department
  • 4 of 773 Kansas departments statewide
4
Departments
59
Total Personnel
#85 of 105
In-state by personnel
0
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Wallace County

All fire departments in Wallace County, KS with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Sharon Springs Fire Department
Sharon Springs
 other 22
Wallace County Rural Fire Department 2
Sharon Springs
 other 22
Wallace Fire Department
Wallace
 other 15
Weskan Fire Department 3
Weskan
 other -

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).

5.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 59 roster).

Largest book: Sharon Springs Fire Department holds 37% of county personnel (22 of 59).

Photo-finish peer: Clark County, IL (+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 Wallace County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

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

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

Wallace County, KS has 4 fire departments with available federal data. By total reported personnel it ranks #85 of 105 among Kansas counties with at least one listed department.

How many firefighters serve Wallace County? ▼

Wallace County has 59 total fire department personnel across 4 departments. The average per department is 15, which is 32% below the Kansas average.

Does Wallace County have EMS coverage? ▼

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

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Clark County, IL 59 pers Sunflower County, MS 59 pers Boyd County, NE 59 pers Dewey County, SD 59 pers San Francisco County, CA 4 depts Archuleta County, CO 4 depts Costilla County, CO 4 depts Moffat County, CO 4 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Wallace, KS Horizontal bar chart of the top 3 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Wallace, KS Top 3 1. Sharon Springs Fire Department 22 personnel 2. Wallace County Rural Fire Department 2 22 personnel 3. Wallace Fire Department 15 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 Wallace County uses HIFLD staffing-type flags; NFDR participation is voluntary.