Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ferguson Fire Department

Ferguson, MO · St Louis County. Ferguson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

36th pct.
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Missouri 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
10/100
Ferguson 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 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 2 stations

Ferguson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ferguson, MO (St Louis County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,400 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,400 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #325 of 659
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 52 other listed departments in St Louis County

Ferguson Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 09538 · Ferguson Fire Department, MO 24 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,400
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Deep Gap Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Ferguson, MO
FDID
09538

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Ferguson Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #325 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,400 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Ferguson Fire Department is 1.3% of St Louis County roster mass

The county lists 67 departments totaling 1,805 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Boeing Fire Services
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Brentwood Fire Department
Brentwood · other
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Nationwide career peers near 24 personnel

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

Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department, NC 24 Lake Mills Fire Department, IA 24 Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, GA 24 Manchester Fire Department, GA 24 Ecorse Fire Department, MI 24 Talmage Community Fire Department, NE 24 Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department, MI 24 Temple Hill Volunteer Fire Department, KY 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ferguson Fire Department have?

Ferguson Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,400 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #325 of 659 by personnel.

Does Ferguson Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ferguson Fire Department operate?

Ferguson Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ferguson Fire Department?

Ferguson Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving St Louis County, MO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

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

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