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Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Hesston, KS · Harvey County. Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a fire department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kansas average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
+5%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Hesston 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 C
23 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 1 station

Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a fire department serving Hesston, KS (Harvey County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,108 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,108 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #144 of 431
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Harvey County

Hesston 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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 HV304 · Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KS 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,108
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alma Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alma 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
Hesston, KS
FDID
HV304

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #144 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,108 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Harvey County HIFLD mix around Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Harvey County: 7 departments, 219 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 71% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alma 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 23 personnel

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

Alma Volunteer Fire Department, TX 23 Arrowsmith Fire Department, IL 23 Atlanta Fire Protection District, IL 23 Avon Fire Protection District, IL 23

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,108 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #144 of 431 by personnel.

Does Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

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

Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

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

Hesston Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a fire department serving Harvey 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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