Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Hillsboro Fire Protection District

Hillsboro, MO · Jefferson County. Hillsboro Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hillsboro Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Missouri average
2
stations
$1,011,600
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Hillsboro Fire Protection District

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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
40 personnel · 2 stations

Hillsboro Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Hillsboro, MO (Jefferson County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,069 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,011,600.

  • National personnel rank #6,069 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #115 of 659
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Hillsboro Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 05001 · Hillsboro Fire Protection District, MO 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Audubon
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Audubon Fire Department, IA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Hillsboro, MO
FDID
05001

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00120 $1,011,600

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Hillsboro Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #115 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,069 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Hillsboro Fire Protection District is 6.1% of Jefferson County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 660 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Audubon Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Antonia Fire Protection District
Barnhart · volunteer
Cedar Hill Fire Protection District
Cedar Hill · volunteer
City of DE Soto Fire and Rescue
Desoto · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Audubon Fire Department, IA 40 Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, NC 40 Snow Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MS 40 Marmora Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 40 Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, PA 40 Yorkshire Fire Department, NY 40 Noroton Fire Department, CT 40 Monroeville Fire Rescue, AL 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hillsboro Fire Protection District have?

Hillsboro Fire Protection District has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,069 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #115 of 659 by personnel.

Does Hillsboro Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Hillsboro Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Hillsboro Fire Protection District operate?

Hillsboro Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hillsboro Fire Protection District?

Hillsboro Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Hillsboro Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Hillsboro Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,011,600 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.