Department profile

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Fishing River Fire Protection District

Mosby, MO · Clay County. Fishing River Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fishing River Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Missouri average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
-10%
vs. Missouri average
2
stations
$324,763
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Fishing River Fire Protection District

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
9 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 B
$18,042 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 2 stations

Fishing River Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Mosby, MO (Clay County), with 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,484 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $324,763.

  • National personnel rank #18,484 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #494 of 659
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Clay County

Fishing River Fire Protection District 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 02408 · Fishing River Fire Protection District, MO 18 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,484
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arkadelphia Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $325K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arkadelphia Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Mosby, MO
FDID
02408

FEMA Grant History

$325K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05928 $161,904.76
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00047 $162,858

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Fishing River Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #494 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,484 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Fishing River Fire Protection District is 4.7% of Clay County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 387 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arkadelphia Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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North Kansas City Fire Department
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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.

Arkadelphia Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Port Wentworth Fire Department, GA 18 Red Level Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Dodge City Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Renton Volunteer Fire Department, PA 18 Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department 5, PA 18 Equality Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 San Simon Fire District, AZ 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fishing River Fire Protection District have?

Fishing River Fire Protection District 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 #18,484 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #494 of 659 by personnel.

Does Fishing River Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Fishing River Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fishing River Fire Protection District operate?

Fishing River Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fishing River Fire Protection District?

Fishing River Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Clay County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Fishing River Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Fishing River Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $324,762.76 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.