Department profile

Volunteer

Central Platte Fire Protection District

Platte City, MO · Platte County. Central Platte Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Central Platte Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+135%
vs. Missouri average
1
station
$186,175
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
55/100
Central Platte 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 A
47 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 F
$3,961 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 1 station

Central Platte Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Platte City, MO (Platte County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,413 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $186,175.

  • National personnel rank #4,413 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #80 of 659
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Platte County

Central Platte Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 08304 · Central Platte Fire Protection District, MO 47 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #4,413
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Boeing Company Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $186K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Boeing Company Fire Protection, AZ (+ 0 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Platte City, MO
FDID
08304

FEMA Grant History

$186K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05147 $186,175.23

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Central Platte Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #80 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,413 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 135% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Platte County HIFLD mix around Central Platte Fire Protection District

Platte County: 9 departments, 228 personnel (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Boeing Company Fire Protection, AZ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Camden Point Fire Department
Camden Point · volunteer
All MO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Boeing Company Fire Protection, AZ 47 Mohegan Tribal Fire Department, CT 47 Pittsfield Charter Township Fire Department, MI 47 Wentworth Volunteer Fire Department, NC 47 Southwest Shiawassee Emergency Services Alliance Doing Business AS Perry Area Fire Rescue, MI 47 Bakers Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 47 Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department, SD 47 Fairview Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Central Platte Fire Protection District have?

Central Platte Fire Protection District has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 135% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,413 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #80 of 659 by personnel.

Does Central Platte Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Central Platte Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Central Platte Fire Protection District operate?

Central Platte Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Central Platte Fire Protection District?

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

Has Central Platte Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Central Platte Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $186,175.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.