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Neodesha Fire Department

Neodesha, KS · Wilson County. Neodesha Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 33 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Neodesha Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Kansas average.

Top 39%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Kansas average
1
station

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Neodesha 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 B
33 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration C
36.4% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
33 personnel · 1 station

Neodesha Fire Department is a fire department serving Neodesha, KS (Wilson County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,802 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,802 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #60 of 431
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Wilson County

Neodesha Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 WL202 · Neodesha Fire Department, KS 33 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,802
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aviston Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Aviston Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
Neodesha, KS
FDID
WL202

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Neodesha Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #60 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,802 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Wilson County HIFLD mix around Neodesha Fire Department

Wilson County: 6 departments, 166 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Aviston Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Altoona Fire Department
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Buffalo Fire Department
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Fredonia Fire Department
Fredonia · other
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Nationwide departments near 33 personnel

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

Aviston Fire Protection District, IL 33 Bar Harbor Ambulance, ME 33 Boling Fire Department, TX 33 Bradford Volunteer Fire Department, ME 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Neodesha Fire Department have?

Neodesha Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,802 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #60 of 431 by personnel.

Does Neodesha Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Neodesha Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Neodesha Fire Department operate?

Neodesha Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Neodesha Fire Department?

Neodesha Fire Department is a fire department serving Wilson 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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