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Fort Scott Fire Department

Fort Scott, KS · Bourbon County. Fort Scott Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fort Scott Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kansas average.

20th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Kansas 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
35/100
Fort Scott 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
19 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
19 personnel · 1 station

Fort Scott Fire Department is a fire department serving Fort Scott, KS (Bourbon County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,976 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,976 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #219 of 431
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Bourbon County

Fort Scott Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 BB101 · Fort Scott Fire Department, KS 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albion Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Albion Fire Department Rural Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
Fort Scott, KS
FDID
BB101

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Fort Scott Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #219 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,976 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Bourbon County HIFLD mix around Fort Scott Fire Department

Bourbon County: 7 departments, 145 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 14% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Albion Fire Department Rural Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide departments near 19 personnel

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

Albion Fire Department Rural Fire Protection District, IL 19 Alton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 19 Alvarado Volunteer Fire Department, TX 19 Bishop Hill Community Fire Protection District, IL 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Scott Fire Department have?

Fort Scott Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,976 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #219 of 431 by personnel.

Does Fort Scott Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fort Scott Fire Department operate?

Fort Scott Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fort Scott Fire Department?

Fort Scott Fire Department is a fire department serving Bourbon 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.