Department profile

Volunteer

Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department

Fairfax, MO · Atchison County. Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Missouri average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
-10%
vs. Missouri average
1
station

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Fairfax Volunteer 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 D
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fairfax, MO (Atchison County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,477 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,477 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #493 of 659
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Atchison County

Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 00301 · Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department, MO 18 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,477
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hopkins
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hopkins 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 MO department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Fairfax, MO
FDID
00301

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #493 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,477 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster weight

Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department carries 46.2% of Atchison County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (39 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Tarkio Fire Department
Tarkio · other
Watson Fire Department
Watson · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Hopkins Fire Department, MI 18 Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection District - Seal Rock Station, OR 18 Silver Lake Rural Fire Protection District, OR 18 Autrain Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 18 Newton Volunteer Fire Department, GA 18 Lilly Hill- Pentacost Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Tucumcari Fire Department, NM 18 Joseph Fire Department, OR 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department have?

Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% below the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,477 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #493 of 659 by personnel.

Does Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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