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Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon

Esbon, KS · Jewell County. Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon is a fire department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kansas average.

40th pct.
national personnel size
+14%
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
54/100
Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon

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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon is a fire department serving Esbon, KS (Jewell County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,550 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,550 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #114 of 431
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Jewell County

Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 JW409 · Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon, KS 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #13,550
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Addieville Commun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
Esbon, KS
FDID
JW409

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #114 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,550 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Jewell County HIFLD mix around Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon

Jewell County: 6 departments, 120 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide departments near 25 personnel

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

Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL 25 Alamo Heights Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 25 Albion Fire Department, ME 25 Aledo Fire Protection District, IL 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon have?

Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,550 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #114 of 431 by personnel.

Does Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon operate?

Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon?

Jewell County Rural Fire Department 3 Esbon is a fire department serving Jewell 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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