Department profile

Volunteer

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department

Halfway, MO · Polk County. Halfway Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Missouri average.

30th pct.
national personnel size
+10%
vs. Missouri average
3
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
6/100
Halfway Volunteer 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
7.3 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
22 personnel · 3 stations

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Halfway, MO (Polk County), with 3 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,670 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,670 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #367 of 659
  • 13.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Polk County

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 70% higher than 30% 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 08404 · Halfway Volunteer Fire Department, MO 22 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,670
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spring Hill-Frien…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Spring Hill-Friendship Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Halfway, MO
FDID
08404

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Halfway Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #367 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,670 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 10% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department is 8.6% of Polk County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 256 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

13.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Spring Hill-Friendship Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Spring Hill-Friendship Fire Department, NC 22 Cherry Grove Township Fire Department, MI 22 Pine Ridge Fire Department, SC 22 Elmore Fire Department, VT 22 Union Mills Volunteer Fire Department, NC 22 Rowan - Iredell Volunteer Fire Department, NC 22 Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 22 Hydro Volunteer Fire Department, OK 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Halfway Volunteer Fire Department have?

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,670 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #367 of 659 by personnel.

Does Halfway Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Halfway Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Halfway Volunteer Fire Department?

Halfway Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Polk County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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