Department profile

Career (Paid)

Moberly Fire Department

Moberly, MO · Randolph County. Moberly Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Moberly Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Missouri average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+40%
vs. Missouri average
2
stations
$216,824
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
24/100
Moberly 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
14 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 D
$7,744 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 2 stations

Moberly Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Moberly, MO (Randolph County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,637 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $216,824.

  • National personnel rank #11,637 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #259 of 659
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Randolph County

Moberly Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 08802 · Moberly Fire Department, MO 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,637
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ White Plains Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $217K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: White Plains Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Moberly, MO
FDID
08802

FEMA Grant History

$217K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FP-00373 $216,823.8

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Moberly Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #259 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,637 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Randolph County

County mix is mostly volunteer (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: White Plains Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Huntsville Fire Department
Huntsville · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 28 personnel

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

White Plains Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 Central Surry Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 Pilot Knob Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 Shoals Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services, WI 28 Dave Johnston Power Plant Fire Brigade, WY 28 Middlesboro Fire Department, KY 28 Johnson Controls Incorporated Fire and Rescue, KY 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Moberly Fire Department have?

Moberly Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,637 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #259 of 659 by personnel.

Does Moberly Fire Department provide EMS services?

Moberly Fire Department 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 Moberly Fire Department operate?

Moberly Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Moberly Fire Department?

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

Has Moberly Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Moberly Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $216,823.8 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

Missouri has 1,128 fire departments with 22,864 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

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