Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Central County Fire and Rescue

Saint Peters, MO · St Charles County. Central County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 87 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.

87
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Central County Fire and Rescue pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+335%
vs. Missouri average
6
stations

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
19/100
Central County Fire and Rescue

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
14.5 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
87 personnel · 6 stations

Central County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Saint Peters, MO (St Charles County), with 6 stations and 87 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,235 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,235 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #16 of 659
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in St Charles County

Central County Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

87 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 09201 · Central County Fire and Rescue, MO 87 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 87
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,235
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Salem
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Salem Fire Department, MA (+ 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 MO department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Saint Peters, MO
FDID
09201

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Central County Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #16 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,235 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 335% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy St Charles County

County mix is mostly volunteer (7 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 87 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Salem Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Augusta Community Fire Company
Augusta · volunteer
Augusta Community Fire Company
Defiance · other
Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District
Lake Saint Louis · other
New Melle Fire Protection District
New Melle · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 87 personnel

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

Salem Fire Department, MA 87 Upper Black Eddy Fire Company, PA 87 Fort Stewart Fire Department, GA 87 Wilson Fire Rescue Department, NC 87 West Orange Fire Department Fire House 1, NJ 87 Seminole Fire Rescue, FL 87 Yarmouth Fire Department, MA 87 Natick Fire Department, MA 87

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Central County Fire and Rescue have?

Central County Fire and Rescue has 87 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 335% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,235 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #16 of 659 by personnel.

Does Central County Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Central County Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Central County Fire and Rescue operate?

Central County Fire and Rescue operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Central County Fire and Rescue?

Central County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving St Charles County, MO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.