Department profile

Volunteer

Doniphan Fire Department

Doniphan, MO · Ripley County. Doniphan Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Doniphan Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Missouri average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+40%
vs. Missouri average
1
station
$489,836
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
61/100
Doniphan 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 B
28 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 B
$17,494 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Doniphan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Doniphan, MO (Ripley County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,438 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $489,836.

  • National personnel rank #11,438 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #257 of 659
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Ripley County

Doniphan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 09102 · Doniphan Fire Department, MO 28 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,438
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milford Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $490K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milford Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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 MO department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Doniphan, MO
FDID
09102

FEMA Grant History

$490K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2011)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2010FF00537 $-129,978
2010 EMW-2010-FF-0053 $619,814

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Doniphan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #257 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,438 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Ripley County HIFLD mix around Doniphan Fire Department

Ripley County: 11 departments, 155 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Milford Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Oxly Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Milford Township Fire Department, OH 28 Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services, WI 28 New Miami Fire Department, OH 28 Latrobe Fire Protection District, CA 28 Boyd - Edson - Delmar Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance, WI 28 Wingate Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 28 Loco Volunteer Fire Department, GA 28 Battle Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Ltr, NV 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Doniphan Fire Department have?

Doniphan Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,438 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #257 of 659 by personnel.

Does Doniphan Fire Department provide EMS services?

Doniphan Fire Department 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 Doniphan Fire Department operate?

Doniphan Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Doniphan Fire Department?

Doniphan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ripley County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Doniphan Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Doniphan Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $489,836 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

Missouri has 1,128 fire departments with 22,864 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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