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Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Linn Valley, KS · Linn County. Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department, 2 stations and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kansas average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-41%
vs. Kansas average
2
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
5/100
Linn Valley Volunteer 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 F
6.5 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
13 personnel · 2 stations

Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Linn Valley, KS (Linn County), with 2 stations and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,133 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,133 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #344 of 431
  • 15.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Linn County

Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 LN408 · Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department, KS 13 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #21,133
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Athens Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 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
Linn Valley, KS
FDID
LN408

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #344 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,133 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 41% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster fringe

Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department is 9.8% of Linn County roster mass

The county lists 7 departments totaling 132 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

15.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

LA Cygne Fire Department
La Cygne · other
Linn County Rural Fire Department
Pleasanton · other
Mound City Fire Department
Mound City · other
Pleasanton Fire Department
Pleasanton · other
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Nationwide departments near 13 personnel

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

Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Bath Fire Protection District, IL 13 Blossom Volunteer Fire Department, TX 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department have?

Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,133 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #344 of 431 by personnel.

Does Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department?

Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Linn 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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