Department profile

Career (Paid)

City of Berkeley Fire Department

Berkeley, MO · St Louis County. City of Berkeley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

City of Berkeley Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Missouri average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Missouri average
2
stations
$2,099,072
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
21/100
City of Berkeley 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 D
15 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 2 stations

City of Berkeley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Berkeley, MO (St Louis County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,989 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,099,072.

  • National personnel rank #9,989 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #216 of 659
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 52 other listed departments in St Louis County

City of Berkeley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 09524 · City of Berkeley Fire Department, MO 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,989
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Holyoke Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $2.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Berkeley, MO
FDID
09524

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-02074 $1,565,514
2018 EMW2016FH00536 $533,558

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How City of Berkeley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #216 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,989 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

City of Berkeley Fire Department is 1.7% of St Louis County roster mass

The county lists 67 departments totaling 1,805 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection
Bridgeton · volunteer
Boeing Fire Services
Saint Louis · other
Brentwood Fire Department
Brentwood · other
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Nationwide career peers near 30 personnel

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

Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department, CO 30 Haxtun Fire Department, CO 30 Little River Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Nahunta Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Wyandotte Fire Department, MI 30 Spindale Fire Department, NC 30 Owosso City Fire Department, MI 30 Pinehurst Fire Department, NC 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Berkeley Fire Department have?

City of Berkeley Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,989 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #216 of 659 by personnel.

Does City of Berkeley Fire Department provide EMS services?

City of Berkeley Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does City of Berkeley Fire Department operate?

City of Berkeley Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Berkeley Fire Department?

City of Berkeley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving St Louis County, MO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Berkeley Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Berkeley Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $2,099,072 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.