Department profile

Volunteer

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District

Millersville, MO · Cape Girardeau County. Millersville Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Missouri average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
+25%
vs. Missouri average
3
stations
$281,136
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
25/100
Millersville Rural 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 F
8.3 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 C
$11,245 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 3 stations

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Millersville, MO (Cape Girardeau County), with 3 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,689 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $281,136.

  • National personnel rank #13,689 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #312 of 659
  • 12.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Cape Girardeau County

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 01609 · Millersville Rural Fire Protection District, MO 25 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,689
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stuttgart Fire St…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $281K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stuttgart Fire Station, AR (+ 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
Millersville, MO
FDID
01609

FEMA Grant History

$281K
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01696 $188,150
2016 EMW2015FF00203 $92,986

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Millersville Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #312 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,689 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District is 9.1% of Cape Girardeau County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 274 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 31% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stuttgart Fire Station, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cape Girardeau Fire Department
Cape Girardeau · career
East County Fire Protection District
Cape Girardeau · volunteer
Gordonville Fire Department
Cape Girardeau · other
Jackson Fire and Rescue
Jackson · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Stuttgart Fire Station, AR 25 Laramie Peak Fire Zone Fire Department, WY 25 Casville Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Milton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Cherry Grove Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Boyne City Volunteer Fire Department, MI 25 Surrey Township Fire Department, MI 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Millersville Rural Fire Protection District have?

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,689 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #312 of 659 by personnel.

Does Millersville Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Millersville Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Millersville Rural Fire Protection District?

Millersville Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Cape Girardeau County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Millersville Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Millersville Rural Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $281,136 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.