Department profile

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Boone County Fire Protection District

Columbia, MO · Boone County. Boone County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 14 stations and 342 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.

342
Total personnel
14
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Boone County Fire Protection District pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1610%
vs. Missouri average
14
stations
$728,428
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
52/100
Boone County Fire Protection District

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 C
24.4 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
342 personnel · 14 stations

Boone County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Columbia, MO (Boone County), with 14 stations and 342 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #94 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $728,428.

  • National personnel rank #94 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #2 of 659
  • 4.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Boone County

Boone County Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

342 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 01001 · Boone County Fire Protection District, MO 342 personnel · 14 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 342
  • STA-MULTI 14 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #94
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockville Centre
  • FEMA-MID $728K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rockville Centre Fire Department, NY ( -1 personnel)

Volunteer 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 MO department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Columbia, MO
FDID
01001

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2010)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FF-0062 $504,050
2009 EMW-2009-FO-1186 $224,378

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Boone County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #2 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #94 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1610% above the state average
Stations
14
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster weight

Boone County Fire Protection District carries 69.2% of Boone County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (494 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 13% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (14 stations / 342 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rockville Centre Fire Department, NY (-1 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Centralia Fire Department
Centralia · other
Columbia Fire Department
Columbia · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 342 personnel

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

Rockville Centre Fire Department, NY 341 Aurora Fire Department, CO 344 Huntsville Fire and Rescue, AL 344 Danbury Fire Department, CT 338 Freeport Fire Department, NY 331 Sun Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 331 Walker County Emergency Services, GA 354 Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department, PA 327

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Boone County Fire Protection District have?

Boone County Fire Protection District has 342 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1610% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #94 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #2 of 659 by personnel.

Does Boone County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Boone County Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Boone County Fire Protection District operate?

Boone County Fire Protection District operates 14 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Boone County Fire Protection District?

Boone County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Boone County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Boone County Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Boone County Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $728,428 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

Missouri has 1,128 fire departments with 22,864 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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