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Cherryvale Fire Department

Cherryvale, KS · Montgomery County. Cherryvale Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cherryvale Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+105%
vs. Kansas average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Cherryvale Fire Department

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
45 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration B
44.4% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
45 personnel · 1 station

Cherryvale Fire Department is a fire department serving Cherryvale, KS (Montgomery County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,758 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,758 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #45 of 431
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Cherryvale Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 MG204 · Cherryvale Fire Department, KS 45 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,758
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Beach Park
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Beach Park Fire Department, IL (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every KS department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Cherryvale, KS
FDID
MG204

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Cherryvale Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #45 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,758 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 105% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Montgomery County HIFLD mix around Cherryvale Fire Department

Montgomery County: 8 departments, 297 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 13% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Beach Park Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Coffeyville Fire Department
Coffeyville · other
Independence Fire Department
Independence · other
All KS departments →

Nationwide departments near 45 personnel

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

Beach Park Fire Department, IL 45 Blue Hill Volunteer Fire Department, ME 45 Camden Fire Department, ME 45 Cameron Volunteer Fire Department, TX 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cherryvale Fire Department have?

Cherryvale Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 105% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,758 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #45 of 431 by personnel.

Does Cherryvale Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Cherryvale Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Cherryvale Fire Department operate?

Cherryvale Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cherryvale Fire Department?

Cherryvale Fire Department is a fire department serving Montgomery County, KS.

How many fire departments are in Kansas?

Kansas has 773 fire departments with 16,728 total personnel. 0% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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