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Augusta Department of Safety

Augusta, KS · Butler County. Augusta Department of Safety is a fire department, 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Augusta Department of Safety pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+127%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
91/100
Augusta Department of Safety

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 A
50 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
50 personnel · 1 station

Augusta Department of Safety is a fire department serving Augusta, KS (Butler County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,787 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,787 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #40 of 431
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Butler County

Augusta Department of Safety vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 BU201 · Augusta Department of Safety, KS 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #3,787
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Braidwood Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Braidwood Volunteer Fire Department, IL (+ 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
Augusta, KS
FDID
BU201

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Augusta Department of Safety's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #40 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,787 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 127% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Butler County HIFLD mix around Augusta Department of Safety

Butler County: 15 departments, 281 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 13% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Braidwood Volunteer Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Andover Fire and Rescue
Andover · other
El Dorado Fire Department
El Dorado · other
Towanda Fire and Rescue
Towanda · other
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Nationwide departments near 50 personnel

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

Braidwood Volunteer Fire Department, IL 50 City of Shelbyville Fire Department, KY 50 Coal Valley Fire Protection District, IL 50 Crestwood Fire Department, IL 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Augusta Department of Safety have?

Augusta Department of Safety has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 127% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,787 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #40 of 431 by personnel.

Does Augusta Department of Safety provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Augusta Department of Safety in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Augusta Department of Safety operate?

Augusta Department of Safety operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Augusta Department of Safety?

Augusta Department of Safety is a fire department serving Butler 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.