County profile
Polk County, MO 14 departments
14 HIFLD departments in Polk County, Missouri - coverage desk and roster table below.
Polk County, MO is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 14 departments (0 career / 8 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 256 personnel, #24 of 115 in-state.
- Personnel rank #24 of 115 in Missouri
- 7.81 stations per 100 personnel
- 19% of roster in Bolivar Fire Department
- 7 of 14 depts provide EMS
- 14 of 1,128 Missouri departments statewide
Fire Departments in Polk County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar Fire Department Bolivar · EMS | volunteer | 49 |
| Central Polk County Fire and Rescue Bolivar · EMS | volunteer | 25 |
| Dunnegan Rural Fire Department Fair Play | other | - |
| Dunnegan Rural Fire Department Dunnegan | volunteer | 20 |
| Fair Play Fire Department Fair Play | volunteer | 10 |
| Halfway Volunteer Fire Department Halfway | volunteer | 22 |
| Humansville Fire and Rescue Humansville · EMS | volunteer | 48 |
| Humansville Fire and Rescue Flemington · EMS | other | - |
| Morrisville Fire and Rescue Morrisville · EMS | volunteer | 37 |
| Morrisville Fire and Rescue Brighton | other | - |
| Pleasant Hope Fire and Rescue Association Pleasant Hope · EMS | volunteer | 45 |
| Polk Rural Fire Department Incorporated Polk | other | - |
| Prairie Grove Fire Department Halfway | other | - |
| Walnut Grove Fire Protection District Aldrich · EMS | other | - |
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (14 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 0 career, 8 volunteer, 0 combination (57% volunteer).
7.81 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (20 stations / 256 roster).
Largest book: Bolivar Fire Department holds 19% of county personnel (49 of 256).
Photo-finish peer: Tuolumne County, CA (+0 personnel).
Missouri breadth context
- State departments
- 1,128
- Annual fires
- 43,100
- Volunteer %
- 52%
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Polk County, MO? ▼
Polk County, MO has 14 fire departments with available federal data. 8 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #24 of 115 among Missouri counties with at least one listed department.
Are Polk County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 8 of 14 departments (57%) in Polk County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Polk County? ▼
Polk County has 256 total fire department personnel across 14 departments. The average per department is 18, which is 10% below the Missouri average.
Does Polk County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes - 8 departments in Polk County provide EMS services.
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Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Polk County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.