Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Central Polk County Fire and Rescue

Bolivar, MO · Polk County. Central Polk County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Central Polk County Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Missouri average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
+25%
vs. Missouri average
1
station
$133,504
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
Central Polk 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 C
25 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 F
$5,340 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Central Polk County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Bolivar, MO (Polk County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,159 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $133,504.

  • National personnel rank #13,159 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #290 of 659
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Polk County

Central Polk County Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 59% higher than 41% 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 08405 · Central Polk County Fire and Rescue, MO 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ferrell Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $134K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ferrell Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue, NJ (+ 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
Bolivar, MO
FDID
08405

FEMA Grant History

$134K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FF00138 $133,504

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Central Polk County Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #290 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,159 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Central Polk County Fire and Rescue is 9.8% of Polk County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 256 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ferrell Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bolivar Fire Department
Bolivar · volunteer
Dunnegan Rural Fire Department
Fair Play · other
Dunnegan Rural Fire Department
Dunnegan · volunteer
Fair Play Fire Department
Fair Play · volunteer
Halfway Volunteer Fire Department
Halfway · volunteer
Humansville Fire and Rescue
Humansville · volunteer
Humansville Fire and Rescue
Flemington · other
Morrisville Fire and Rescue
Morrisville · volunteer
All MO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Ferrell Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue, NJ 25 Aura Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25 Wing Fire Protection District, ND 25 Janvier Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25 North Hyde Park/Eden Fire Department, VT 25 Stewartsville Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Barnsboro Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25 Vann Crossroads Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Central Polk County Fire and Rescue have?

Central Polk County Fire and Rescue has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,159 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #290 of 659 by personnel.

Does Central Polk County Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

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

Central Polk County Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

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

Central Polk County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Polk County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Central Polk County Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Central Polk County Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $133,504 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.