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Hunter Rural Fire Department

Hunter, KS · Mitchell County. Hunter Rural Fire Department is a fire department, 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Hunter Rural Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Kansas average.

Top 46%
national personnel size
+36%
vs. Kansas average
2
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Hunter Rural 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
15 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
30 personnel · 2 stations

Hunter Rural Fire Department is a fire department serving Hunter, KS (Mitchell County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,267 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,267 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #75 of 431
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Mitchell County

Hunter Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 MC304 · Hunter Rural Fire Department, KS 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #10,267
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 167 Civil Enginee…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Hunter, KS
FDID
MC304

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Hunter Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #75 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,267 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Mitchell County HIFLD mix around Hunter Rural Fire Department

Mitchell County: 8 departments, 140 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Beloit Fire Department
Beloit · other
Cawker City Fire Department
Cawker City · other
Glen Elder Fire Department
Glen Elder · other
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Nationwide departments near 30 personnel

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

167 Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, WV 30 Akron-Princeville Fire Protection District, IL 30 Alamo Fire Department, TX 30 Allen Township Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hunter Rural Fire Department have?

Hunter Rural Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,267 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #75 of 431 by personnel.

Does Hunter Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Hunter Rural Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Hunter Rural Fire Department operate?

Hunter Rural Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hunter Rural Fire Department?

Hunter Rural Fire Department is a fire department serving Mitchell 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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