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Independence Fire Department

Independence, MO · Jackson County. Independence Fire Department is a fire department. 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.

Not reported
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service
F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Independence 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
No station count on file for this department
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
Other department profile

Independence Fire Department is a fire department serving Independence, MO (Jackson County). According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $573,036.

  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Jackson County

Dispatch plate

Sheet MO-INDEPENDENCE-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-MO · Independence Fire Department, MO personnel n/a

PERS-UNK · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · FEMA-MID · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-UNK Staff pending
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • FEMA-MID $573K
  • BOOK-PART 2/5 fields

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.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Independence, MO

FEMA Grant History

$573K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FH00926 $573,036

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

County roster geometry

Jackson County HIFLD mix around Independence Fire Department

Jackson County: 19 departments, 1,718 personnel (6 volunteer / 7 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 89% of departments. County / state rollup.

Nearby Departments

Grandview Fire Department
Grandview · career
Inter City Fire Protection District
Kansas City · volunteer
Kansas City Missouri Fire Department
Kansas City · career
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant-Dod
Independence · other
Lees Summit Fire Department
Lees Summit · career
Lone Jack Fire Protection District
Lone Jack · volunteer
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Independence Fire Department have?

Personnel data for Independence Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

Does Independence Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Independence Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Independence Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Independence Fire Department?

Independence Fire Department is a fire department serving Jackson County, MO.

Has Independence Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Independence Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $573,036 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

Missouri has 1,128 fire departments with 22,864 total personnel. 52% 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.