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Anderson County Fire Department

Garnett, KS · Anderson County. Anderson County Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Anderson County Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Kansas average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
+36%
vs. Kansas average
1
station
$388,953
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Anderson County Fire Department

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 B
30 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$12,965 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Anderson County Fire Department is a fire department serving Garnett, KS (Anderson County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,836 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $388,953.

  • National personnel rank #9,836 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #68 of 431
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Anderson County

Anderson County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 AN407 · Anderson County Fire Department, KS 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #9,836
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 167 Civil Enginee…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $389K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every KS department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Garnett, KS
FDID
AN407

FEMA Grant History

$389K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FV00177 $200,000
2015 EMW2014FO00126 $188,953

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

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Anderson County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #68 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,836 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Anderson County Fire Department carries 50.0% of Anderson County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (60 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bush City Fire Department
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Colony Fire Department
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Garnett Fire Department
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Greeley Fire Department
Greeley · other
Harris Rural Fire Department
Garnett · other
Kincaid Fire Department
Kincaid · other
Westphalia Fire Department
Westphalia · other
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Nationwide departments near 30 personnel

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

167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV 30 Akron-Princeville Fire Protection District, IL 30 Alamo Fire Department, TX 30 Allen Township Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Anderson County Fire Department have?

Anderson County Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,836 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #68 of 431 by personnel.

Does Anderson County Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Anderson County Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Anderson County Fire Department operate?

Anderson County Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Anderson County Fire Department?

Anderson County Fire Department is a fire department serving Anderson County, KS.

Has Anderson County Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Anderson County Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $388,953 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

How many fire departments are in Kansas?

Kansas has 773 fire departments with 16,728 total personnel. 0% are volunteer departments.

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