Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Affton Fire Protection District

Affton, MO · St Louis County. Affton Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 66 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.

66
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Affton Fire Protection District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+230%
vs. Missouri average
3
stations
$162,689
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Affton Fire Protection District

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 C
22 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
66 personnel · 3 stations

Affton Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Affton, MO (St Louis County), with 3 stations and 66 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,120 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $162,689.

  • National personnel rank #2,120 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #32 of 659
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 52 other listed departments in St Louis County

Affton Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

66 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 09539 · Affton Fire Protection District, MO 66 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 66
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,120
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Bend Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $163K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Bend Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 MO department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Affton, MO
FDID
09539

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO05827 $162,689

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Affton Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #32 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,120 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 230% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Affton Fire Protection District is 3.7% of St Louis County roster mass

The county lists 67 departments totaling 1,805 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 66 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Bend Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection
Bridgeton · volunteer
Boeing Fire Services
Saint Louis · other
Brentwood Fire Department
Brentwood · other
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Nationwide career peers near 66 personnel

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

East Bend Volunteer Fire Department, NC 66 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Fire Department, MI 66 Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department, NY 66 Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department, CT 66 Lenoir Fire Department, NC 66 Grand Forks Fire Department, ND 66 Auburn Rescue - Central Station, ME 66 Highland Park Department of Public Safety, TX 66

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Affton Fire Protection District have?

Affton Fire Protection District has 66 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 230% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,120 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #32 of 659 by personnel.

Does Affton Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Affton Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Affton Fire Protection District operate?

Affton Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Affton Fire Protection District?

Affton Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving St Louis County, MO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Affton Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Affton Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $162,689 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

Missouri has 1,128 fire departments with 22,864 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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