Cowskin Rural Fire District

What This Data Tells You About Cowskin Rural Fire District

Cowskin Rural Fire District operates as a fire department in Grove, within Delaware County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Oklahoma has 1,049 registered fire departments and 12,710 total personnel, averaging roughly 12 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 29,600 fires, 68 fire deaths, and 44% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Cowskin Rural Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $276,190 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.