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Belpre Township Fire Department

Belpre, KS · Edwards County. Belpre Township Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Belpre Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kansas average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-41%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Belpre Township 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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Belpre Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Belpre, KS (Edwards County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,010 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,010 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #340 of 431
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Edwards County

Belpre Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 ED301 · Belpre Township Fire Department, KS 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #21,010
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Athens Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 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
Belpre, KS
FDID
ED301

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Belpre Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #340 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,010 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 41% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Edwards County HIFLD mix around Belpre Township Fire Department

Edwards County: 5 departments, 91 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Kinsley Fire Department
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Lewis Fire Department
Lewis · other
Offerle City Fire Department
Offerle · other
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Nationwide departments near 13 personnel

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

Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Bath Fire Protection District, IL 13 Blossom Volunteer Fire Department, TX 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Belpre Township Fire Department have?

Belpre Township Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,010 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #340 of 431 by personnel.

Does Belpre Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Belpre Township Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Belpre Township Fire Department operate?

Belpre Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Belpre Township Fire Department?

Belpre Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Edwards 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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