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Goodland Fire Department

Goodland, KS · Sherman County. Goodland Fire Department is a fire department, 2 stations and 16 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

16
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Goodland Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kansas average.

13th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
vs. Kansas 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
7/100
Goodland 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
8 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
16 personnel · 2 stations

Goodland Fire Department is a fire department serving Goodland, KS (Sherman County), with 2 stations and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,588 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,588 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #280 of 431
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Sherman County

Goodland Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 87% higher than 13% 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 SH201 · Goodland Fire Department, KS 16 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #19,588
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 79 East Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 79 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Goodland, KS
FDID
SH201

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Goodland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #280 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,588 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Goodland Fire Department carries 53.3% of Sherman County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (30 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 79 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide departments near 16 personnel

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

79 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX 16 Bartonville Volunteer Fire Department, IL 16 Benjamin Volunteer Fire Department, TX 16 Brazos Volunteer Fire Department, TX 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Goodland Fire Department have?

Goodland Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,588 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #280 of 431 by personnel.

Does Goodland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Goodland Fire Department operate?

Goodland Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Goodland Fire Department?

Goodland Fire Department is a fire department serving Sherman 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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