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Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5

Hays, KS · Ellis County. Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 is a fire department, 7 stations and 71 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

71
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+223%
vs. Kansas average
7
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
8/100
Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5

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
10.1 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
71 personnel · 7 stations

Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 is a fire department serving Hays, KS (Ellis County), with 7 stations and 71 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,841 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,841 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #23 of 431
  • 9.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Ellis County

Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 vs. the national personnel distribution

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

71 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 EL404 · Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5, KS 71 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 71
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-TOP #1,841
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Andrews Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Andrews 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
Hays, KS
FDID
EL404

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #23 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,841 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 223% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 carries 51.4% of Ellis County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (138 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

9.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 71 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Ellis Fire Department
Ellis · other
Hays Fire Department
Hays · other
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Nationwide departments near 71 personnel

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

Andrews Volunteer Fire Department, TX 71 Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department, MD 71 Cherry Valley Fire Protection District, IL 71 Dallas City Rural Fire Protection District - Central Station, IL 71

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 have?

Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 has 71 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 223% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,841 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #23 of 431 by personnel.

Does Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 operate?

Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5?

Ellis County Rural Fire Department 5 is a fire department serving Ellis 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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