Department profile

Career (Paid)

Neosho Fire Department

Neosho, MO · Newton County. Neosho Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Neosho Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Missouri average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+75%
vs. Missouri average
2
stations
$1,095,653
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
52/100
Neosho 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 D
17.5 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 B
$31,304 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 2 stations

Neosho Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Neosho, MO (Newton County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,979 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,095,653.

  • National personnel rank #7,979 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #166 of 659
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Newton County

Neosho Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 07301 · Neosho Fire Department, MO 35 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,979
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thomas Township
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Thomas Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Neosho, MO
FDID
07301

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03423 $315,010.12
2010 EMW-2010-FH-0088 $780,643

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Neosho Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #166 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,979 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 75% 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 Newton County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Thomas Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Granby Fire Department
Granby · volunteer
Neosho Fire Department
Neosho · career
All MO departments →

Nationwide career peers near 35 personnel

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

Thomas Township Fire Department, MI 35 Limon Fire Protection District, CO 35 Kimball Township Fire Department, MI 35 Staton House Fire and Rescue, NC 35 Kalispell Fire Department, MT 35 Ypsilanti Township Fire Department, MI 35 Huntington Woods Department of Public Safety, MI 35 Tequesta Fire Rescue, FL 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Neosho Fire Department have?

Neosho Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 75% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,979 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #166 of 659 by personnel.

Does Neosho Fire Department provide EMS services?

Neosho 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 Neosho Fire Department operate?

Neosho Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Neosho Fire Department?

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

Has Neosho Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Neosho Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,095,653.12 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.