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Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department

Grinnell, KS · Gove County. Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kansas average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
-9%
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
38/100
Grinnell City / Rural 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
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department is a fire department serving Grinnell, KS (Gove County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,107 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,107 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #194 of 431
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Gove County

Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 GO406 · Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department, KS 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #17,107
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 2604 Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 2604 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
Grinnell, KS
FDID
GO406

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #194 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,107 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department carries 28.6% of Gove County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (70 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Grainfield Fire Department
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Park Fire Department
Park · other
Quinter Fire Department
Quinter · other
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Nationwide departments near 20 personnel

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

2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20 Alliant Techsystems Incorporated - Launch Systems Fire Department, UT 20 Andover Fire Department, ME 20 Anna Fire Department, IL 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department have?

Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,107 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #194 of 431 by personnel.

Does Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department operate?

Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department?

Grinnell City / Rural Fire Department is a fire department serving Gove 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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