Department profile

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Leadwood Fire Protection District

Leadwood, MO · St Francois County. Leadwood Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Leadwood Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Missouri average.

Top 46%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Missouri average
1
station
$487,201
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
63/100
Leadwood Fire Protection District

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 B
30 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 C
$16,240 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Leadwood Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Leadwood, MO (St Francois County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,337 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $487,201.

  • National personnel rank #10,337 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #225 of 659
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in St Francois County

Leadwood Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 09408 · Leadwood Fire Protection District, MO 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,337
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roanoke-Wildwood…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $487K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Leadwood, MO
FDID
09408

FEMA Grant History

$487K
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO05269 $210,109
2014 EMW2013FV00949 $277,092

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Leadwood Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #225 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,337 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Leadwood Fire Protection District is 8.9% of St Francois County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 337 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 41% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 30 Norlina Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Haxtun Fire Department, CO 30 Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department, CO 30 Little River Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Nahunta Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Nahant Fire Department, MA 30 Indian Springs Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Leadwood Fire Protection District have?

Leadwood Fire Protection District has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,337 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #225 of 659 by personnel.

Does Leadwood Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Leadwood Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Leadwood Fire Protection District operate?

Leadwood Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Leadwood Fire Protection District?

Leadwood Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving St Francois County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Leadwood Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Leadwood Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $487,201 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.