Dixon Rural Fire Protection District

What This Data Tells You About Dixon Rural Fire Protection District

Dixon Rural Fire Protection District operates as a Volunteer department in Dixon, within Pulaski County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 57 total personnel, 3 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Missouri has 1,128 registered fire departments and 22,864 total personnel, averaging roughly 20 staff per department. Dixon Rural Fire Protection District runs 185% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 43,100 fires, 95 fire deaths, and 52% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.