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Hutchinson Fire Department

Hutchinson, KS · Reno County. Hutchinson Fire Department is a fire department, 7 stations and 94 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

94
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Hutchinson Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+327%
vs. Kansas average
7
stations
$239,091
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Hutchinson 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 F
13.4 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 F
$2,544 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
94 personnel · 7 stations

Hutchinson Fire Department is a fire department serving Hutchinson, KS (Reno County), with 7 stations and 94 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,079 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $239,091.

  • National personnel rank #1,079 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #15 of 431
  • 7.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in Reno County

Hutchinson Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

94 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 RN101 · Hutchinson Fire Department, KS 94 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 94
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-TOP #1,079
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Deer Park Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $239K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Deer Park 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
Hutchinson, KS
FDID
RN101

FEMA Grant History

$239K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11146 $239,090.91

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

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Hutchinson Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #15 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,079 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 327% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Hutchinson Fire Department carries 32.5% of Reno County HIFLD personnel

Among 12 listed departments (289 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 94 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

South Hutchinson Volunteer Fire Department
South Hutchinson · other
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Nationwide departments near 94 personnel

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

Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department, TX 94 Kennebunk Fire and Rescue - Central Station, ME 94 Kennebunkport Fire Department - Kennebunkport Village Station, ME 94 Loves Park Volunteer Fire Department, IL 94

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hutchinson Fire Department have?

Hutchinson Fire Department has 94 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 327% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,079 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #15 of 431 by personnel.

Does Hutchinson Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hutchinson Fire Department operate?

Hutchinson Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hutchinson Fire Department?

Hutchinson Fire Department is a fire department serving Reno County, KS.

Has Hutchinson Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hutchinson Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $239,090.91 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (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 Kansas?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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