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Delphos Rural and City Fire Department

Delphos, KS · Ottawa County. Delphos Rural and City Fire Department is a fire department, 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Delphos Rural and City Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kansas average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Kansas average
2
stations

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
9/100
Delphos Rural and City 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
11 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
22 personnel · 2 stations

Delphos Rural and City Fire Department is a fire department serving Delphos, KS (Ottawa County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,563 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,563 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #148 of 431
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Ottawa County

Delphos Rural and City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 OT305 · Delphos Rural and City Fire Department, KS 22 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ables Springs Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Delphos, KS
FDID
OT305

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Delphos Rural and City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #148 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,563 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Ottawa County HIFLD mix around Delphos Rural and City Fire Department

Ottawa County: 7 departments, 142 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide departments near 22 personnel

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

Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Alba Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Allensville Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 Allin Township Fire Protection District, IL 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Delphos Rural and City Fire Department have?

Delphos Rural and City Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,563 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #148 of 431 by personnel.

Does Delphos Rural and City Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Delphos Rural and City Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Delphos Rural and City Fire Department operate?

Delphos Rural and City Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Delphos Rural and City Fire Department?

Delphos Rural and City Fire Department is a fire department serving Ottawa County, KS.

How many fire departments are in Kansas?

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

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