Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Kirksville Fire Department

Kirksville, MO · Adair County. Kirksville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kirksville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Missouri average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+35%
vs. Missouri average
1
station
$203,714
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
46/100
Kirksville 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 C
27 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 D
$7,545 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Kirksville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kirksville, MO (Adair County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,117 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $203,714.

  • National personnel rank #12,117 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #268 of 659
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Adair County

Kirksville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 00101 · Kirksville Fire Department, MO 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eastern Valley Vo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $204K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Eastern Valley Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Kirksville, MO
FDID
00101

FEMA Grant History

$204K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-02103 $203,714.28

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Kirksville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #268 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,117 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster weight

Kirksville Fire Department carries 34.2% of Adair County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (79 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Eastern Valley Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Eastern Adair County Fire and Rescue
Kirksville · volunteer
All MO departments →

Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Eastern Valley Volunteer Fire Department, AL 27 Orting Valley Fire and Rescue, WA 27 Snoqualmie Pass Fire and Rescue, WA 27 Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue, WA 27 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA 27 AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 Athens Fire Department, TX 27 Azle Fire Department, TX 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kirksville Fire Department have?

Kirksville Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,117 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #268 of 659 by personnel.

Does Kirksville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kirksville Fire Department operate?

Kirksville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Kirksville Fire Department?

Kirksville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Adair County, MO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Kirksville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kirksville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $203,714.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.