Montgomery County Rural Fire District

What This Data Tells You About Montgomery County Rural Fire District

Montgomery County Rural Fire District operates as a fire department in Independence, within Montgomery County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 148 total personnel, 7 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Kansas has 773 registered fire departments and 16,728 total personnel, averaging roughly 22 staff per department. Montgomery County Rural Fire District runs 573% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 20,500 fires, 45 fire deaths, and 0% 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.