Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hazelwood Fire Department

Hazelwood, MO · St Louis County. Hazelwood Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hazelwood Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Missouri average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+85%
vs. Missouri average
2
stations
$3,433,319
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
63/100
Hazelwood 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
18.5 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 A
$92,792 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 2 stations

Hazelwood Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hazelwood, MO (St Louis County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,032 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,433,319.

  • National personnel rank #7,032 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #142 of 659
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 52 other listed departments in St Louis County

Hazelwood Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 09540 · Hazelwood Fire Department, MO 37 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Wilkesboro
  • FEMA-MID $3.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Wilkesboro Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Hazelwood, MO
FDID
09540

FEMA Grant History

$3.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2020)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FF-00729 $2,915,007.81
2020 EMW-2020-FG-18292 $227,273
2014 EMW2013FO06311 $291,038

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Hazelwood Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #142 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,032 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 85% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Hazelwood Fire Department is 2.0% of St Louis County roster mass

The county lists 67 departments totaling 1,805 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Wilkesboro Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection
Bridgeton · volunteer
Boeing Fire Services
Saint Louis · other
Brentwood Fire Department
Brentwood · other
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Nationwide career peers near 37 personnel

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

North Wilkesboro Fire Department, NC 37 Swampscott Fire Department, MA 37 Lamar Fire and Ambulance Service, CO 37 White Lake Fire Department, SD 37 Hemby Bridge Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 37 Clinton Fire and Rescue Department, NC 37 Pascua Pueblo Fire Department, AZ 37 Roxboro Fire and Rescue, NC 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hazelwood Fire Department have?

Hazelwood Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 85% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,032 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #142 of 659 by personnel.

Does Hazelwood Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hazelwood Fire Department operate?

Hazelwood Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hazelwood Fire Department?

Hazelwood Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving St Louis County, MO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Hazelwood Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hazelwood Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $3,433,318.81 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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