Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Liberty Fire Department

Liberty, MO · Clay County. Liberty Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Liberty Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+125%
vs. Missouri average
3
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
23/100
Liberty 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 D
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
45 personnel · 3 stations

Liberty Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Liberty, MO (Clay County), with 3 stations and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,891 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,891 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #86 of 659
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Clay County

Liberty Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 02405 · Liberty Fire Department, MO 45 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,891
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Midland Park
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Midland Park Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Liberty, MO
Ambulances
3
FDID
02405

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Liberty Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #86 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,891 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 125% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Clay County HIFLD mix around Liberty Fire Department

Clay County: 15 departments, 387 personnel (5 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Midland Park Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Claycomo Fire and Rescue
Claycomo · volunteer
Excelsior Springs Fire Department
Excelsior Springs · career
Gladstone Fire Department
Gladstone · career
North Kansas City Fire Department
North Kansas · career
All MO departments →

Nationwide career peers near 45 personnel

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

Midland Park Fire Department, NJ 45 Shelbyville Fire Department, TN 45 Buchanan Volunteer Fire Department, VA 45 Anoka-Champlin Fire Department, MN 45 Kill Devil Hills Fire Department, NC 45 Moultrie Fire Department, GA 45 Payson Fire Department, AZ 45 Eufaula Fire and Rescue - Central Station, AL 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Liberty Fire Department have?

Liberty Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 125% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,891 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #86 of 659 by personnel.

Does Liberty Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Liberty Fire Department operate?

Liberty Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Liberty Fire Department?

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

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.