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Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department

Piedmont, MO · Wayne County. Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 6 stations and 51 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

51
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+155%
vs. Missouri average
6
stations
$46,750
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
5/100
Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer 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 F
8.5 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
$917 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
51 personnel · 6 stations

Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Piedmont, MO (Wayne County), with 6 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,693 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $46,750.

  • National personnel rank #3,693 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #58 of 659
  • 11.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Wayne County

Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 11201 · Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department, MO 51 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,693
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upper Yoder Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $47K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Upper Yoder Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Piedmont, MO
FDID
11201

FEMA Grant History

$47K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FF00213 $46,750

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #58 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,693 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 155% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster weight

Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department carries 50.5% of Wayne County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (101 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

11.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Upper Yoder Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chaonia Volunteer Fire Department
Williamsville · other
Lowndes Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Lowndes · volunteer
Wappapello Volunteer Fire Department
Wappapello · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 51 personnel

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

Upper Yoder Volunteer Fire Company, PA 51 Niverville Volunteer Fire Company, NY 51 Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 51 Aspen Fire Protection District, CO 51 McDuffie County Fire Department, GA 51 Woodlawn Fire, AR 51 Topsfield Fire Department, MA 51 Tilden Volunteer Fire Department, WI 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department have?

Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 155% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,693 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #58 of 659 by personnel.

Does Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer 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 Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department?

Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wayne County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Clearwater Fire Protection District / Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $46,750 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.