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Elk City Fire Department

Elk City, OK · Beckham County. Elk City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 62 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

62
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Elk City Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oklahoma average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+417%
vs. Oklahoma average
1
station
$170,839
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Elk 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 A
62 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment F
$2,755 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
62 personnel · 1 station

Elk City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Elk City, OK (Beckham County), with 1 station and 62 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,431 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $170,839.

  • National personnel rank #2,431 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #15 of 513
  • 1.61 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Beckham County

Elk City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

62 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 05002 · Elk City Fire Department, OK 62 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 62
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shelby Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $171K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Shelby Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Elk City, OK
FDID
05002

FEMA Grant History

$171K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO03030 $170,839

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

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Elk City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #15 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,431 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 417% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster weight

Elk City Fire Department carries 60.8% of Beckham County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (102 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 57% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.61 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 62 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Shelby Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Carter Volunteer Fire Department
Carter · volunteer
Erick Fire Department
Erick · volunteer
Texola Volunteer Fire Department
Texola · volunteer
All OK departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 62 personnel

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

Shelby Township Fire Department, MI 62 Greenwich Fire Department, CT 62 Trumbell Center Fire Department, CT 62 Long Hill Fire Department, CT 62 Vernon Fire Department, AL 62 City of Ellijay Fire Department, GA 62 Volunteer Fire Department of Prospect Incorporated, CT 62 Frewsburg Fire Company Incorporated, NY 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elk City Fire Department have?

Elk City Fire Department has 62 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 417% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,431 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #15 of 513 by personnel.

Does Elk City Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Elk City Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Elk City Fire Department operate?

Elk City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Elk City Fire Department?

Elk City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Beckham County, OK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Elk City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Elk City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $170,839 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.