Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service

Blackwell, OK · Kay County. Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Oklahoma average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
+42%
vs. Oklahoma average
1
station
$202,171
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service

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
17 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 C
$11,892 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department serving Blackwell, OK (Kay County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,004 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $202,171.

  • National personnel rank #19,004 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #272 of 513
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Kay County

Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 36001 · Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service, OK 17 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,004
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crothersville-Ver…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $202K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Crothersville-Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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 OK department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Blackwell, OK
FDID
36001

FEMA Grant History

$202K
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW-2008-FO-0149 $202,171

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

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #272 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,004 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 42% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster fringe

Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service is 7.6% of Kay County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 224 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Crothersville-Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Braman Volunteer Fire Department
Braman · volunteer
Dale Township Fire District
Newkirk · volunteer
Kaw City Fire Department
Kaw City · volunteer
Kildare Volunteer Fire Department
Ponca City · volunteer
Peckham Volunteer Fire Department
Newkirk · volunteer
Ponca City Fire Department
Ponca City · career
All OK departments →

Nationwide career peers near 17 personnel

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

Crothersville-Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 17 Pierre Airport Fire and Rescue, SD 17 New Danville Fire Company, PA 17 Brushcreek Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 17 Daviess County Fire and Rescue - Airport Station, KY 17 City of Ironton Fire Department, OH 17 Naval Postgraduate School Fire Department-Dod, CA 17 Natrona County International Airport Fire Department, WY 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service have?

Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,004 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #272 of 513 by personnel.

Does Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service provide EMS services?

Yes, Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service operate?

Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service?

Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department serving Kay County, OK. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service received federal grants?

Yes, Blackwell Fire Department and Ambulance Service has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $202,171 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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