Fort Scott Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Fort Scott Fire Department

Fort Scott Fire Department operates as a fire department in Fort Scott, within Bourbon County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 19 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Kansas has 773 registered fire departments and 16,728 total personnel, averaging roughly 22 staff per department. Fort Scott Fire Department runs 14% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 20,500 fires, 45 fire deaths, and 0% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.