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Arma Volunteer Fire Department

Arma, KS · Crawford County. Arma Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Arma Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kansas average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
-9%
vs. Kansas average
1
station

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Arma Volunteer 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 D
20 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
20 personnel · 1 station

Arma Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Arma, KS (Crawford County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,657 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,657 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #179 of 431
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Crawford County

Arma Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 CR410 · Arma Volunteer Fire Department, KS 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #16,657
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 2604 Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Arma, KS
FDID
CR410

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Arma Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #179 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,657 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster fringe

Arma Volunteer Fire Department is 7.2% of Crawford County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 277 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Cherokee City Fire Department
Cherokee · other
Frontenac Fire Department
Frontenac · other
Girard Fire Department
Girard · other
Mulberry Fire Department
Mulberry · other
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Nationwide departments near 20 personnel

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

2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20 Alliant Techsystems Incorporated - Launch Systems Fire Department, UT 20 Andover Fire Department, ME 20 Anna Fire Department, IL 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Arma Volunteer Fire Department have?

Arma Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,657 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #179 of 431 by personnel.

Does Arma Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Arma Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Arma Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Arma Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Arma Volunteer Fire Department?

Arma Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Crawford County, KS.

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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