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Dodge City Fire Department

Dodge City, KS · Ford County. Dodge City Fire Department is a fire 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
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

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

41st pct.
national personnel size
+14%
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
12/100
Dodge 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
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

Dodge City Fire Department is a fire department serving Dodge City, KS (Ford 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 #13,285 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,285 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #106 of 431
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Ford County

Dodge City Fire Department 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 FO101 · Dodge City Fire Department, KS 25 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #13,285
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Addieville Commun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
Dodge City, KS
FDID
FO101

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Dodge City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #106 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,285 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Ford County HIFLD mix around Dodge City Fire Department

Ford County: 6 departments, 130 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 33% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bucklin City Fire Department
Bucklin · other
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Nationwide departments near 25 personnel

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

Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL 25 Alamo Heights Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 25 Albion Fire Department, ME 25 Aledo Fire Protection District, IL 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dodge City Fire Department have?

Dodge City Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,285 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #106 of 431 by personnel.

Does Dodge City Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Dodge City Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Dodge City Fire Department operate?

Dodge City Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Dodge City Fire Department?

Dodge City Fire Department is a fire department serving Ford 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.