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Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Halstead, KS · Harvey County. Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a fire department, 1 station and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+173%
vs. Kansas average
1
station
$366,191
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
58/100
Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services

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 A
60 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration C
33.3% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment D
$6,103 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
60 personnel · 1 station

Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a fire department serving Halstead, KS (Harvey County), with 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,614 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $366,191.

  • National personnel rank #2,614 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #30 of 431
  • 1.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Harvey County

Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 HV303 · Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KS 60 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,614
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Atkinson Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $366K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Atkinson 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
Halstead, KS
FDID
HV303

FEMA Grant History

$366K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07708 $194,761.9
2015 EMW2014FV01299 $171,429

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #30 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,614 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 173% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services carries 27.4% of Harvey County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (219 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 60 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide departments near 60 personnel

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

Atkinson Fire Protection District, IL 60 Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department - Depot Station, ME 60 Bridge City Volunteer Fire and Rescue, TX 60 Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department, TX 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 173% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,614 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #30 of 431 by personnel.

Does Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

Yes, Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a fire department serving Harvey County, KS.

Has Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, Halstead Fire and Emergency Medical Services has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $366,190.9 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Kansas?

Kansas has 773 fire departments with 16,728 total personnel. 0% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.