Martinsburg Area Fire Protection District

What This Data Tells You About Martinsburg Area Fire Protection District

Martinsburg Area Fire Protection District operates as a Volunteer department in Martinsburg, within Audrain County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 22 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Missouri has 1,128 registered fire departments and 22,864 total personnel, averaging roughly 20 staff per department. Martinsburg Area Fire Protection District runs 10% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 43,100 fires, 95 fire deaths, and 52% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.