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Lane County Rural Fire Department 1

Dighton, KS · Lane County. Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 is a fire department, 7 stations and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Kansas average.

Top 41%
national personnel size
+45%
vs. Kansas average
7
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
4/100
Lane County Rural Fire Department 1

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
4.6 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
32 personnel · 7 stations

Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 is a fire department serving Dighton, KS (Lane County), with 7 stations and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,156 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,156 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #65 of 431
  • 21.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Lane County

Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 LE402 · Lane County Rural Fire Department 1, KS 32 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #9,156
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Andalusia Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Andalusia 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
Dighton, KS
FDID
LE402

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Lane County Rural Fire Department 1's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #65 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,156 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster weight

Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 carries 69.6% of Lane County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (46 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

21.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 32 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Dighton Fire Department
Dighton · other
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Nationwide departments near 32 personnel

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

Andalusia Fire Protection District, IL 32 Athens Fancy Prairie Fire Protection District, IL 32 Belknap Volunteer Fire Department, IL 32 Bensenville Fire Protection District, IL 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 have?

Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 45% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,156 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #65 of 431 by personnel.

Does Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 operate?

Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lane County Rural Fire Department 1?

Lane County Rural Fire Department 1 is a fire department serving Lane 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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