Department profile

Volunteer

Cowskin Rural Fire District

Grove, OK · Delaware County. Cowskin Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cowskin Rural Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oklahoma average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
+108%
vs. Oklahoma average
2
stations
$276,190
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
12/100
Cowskin Rural Fire District

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
12.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 2 stations

Cowskin Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Grove, OK (Delaware County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,242 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $276,190.

  • National personnel rank #13,242 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #102 of 513
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Delaware County

Cowskin Rural Fire District 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 21021 · Cowskin Rural Fire District, OK 25 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,242
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crowville Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $276K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Crowville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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 OK department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Grove, OK
FDID
21021

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-20025 $276,190

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

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Cowskin Rural Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #102 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,242 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 108% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster geometry

Delaware County HIFLD mix around Cowskin Rural Fire District

Delaware County: 23 departments, 237 personnel (12 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 39% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Crowville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cleora Fire Department
Afton · other
Colcord Fire Department
Colcord · other
Grove Fire Department
Grove · other
All OK departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Crowville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 25 West Enola Fire Company, PA 25 Florida State Hospital Fire Department, FL 25 Lower Allen Township Fire Department, PA 25 Highlands Volunteer Fire Department, SD 25 Elm Valley Joint Fire District, OH 25 Marlborough Fire Department, NH 25 Sanders Volunteer Fire Department, KY 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cowskin Rural Fire District have?

Cowskin Rural Fire District has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 108% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,242 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #102 of 513 by personnel.

Does Cowskin Rural Fire District provide EMS services?

Cowskin Rural Fire District 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 Cowskin Rural Fire District operate?

Cowskin Rural Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cowskin Rural Fire District?

Cowskin Rural Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Delaware County, OK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Cowskin Rural Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Cowskin Rural Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $276,190 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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