Department profile

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Noel Fire Department

Noel, MO · Mcdonald County. Noel Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Noel Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Missouri average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-10%
vs. Missouri average
$383,522
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Noel 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment B
$21,307 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel

Noel Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Noel, MO (Mcdonald County) and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,723 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $383,522.

  • National personnel rank #18,723 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #505 of 659
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Mcdonald County

Noel Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 06005 · Noel Fire Department, MO 18 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,723
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coatopa-Belmont V…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $384K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Coatopa-Belmont Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Noel, MO
FDID
06005

FEMA Grant History

$384K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06361 $383,521.84

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Noel Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #505 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,723 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Mcdonald County HIFLD mix around Noel Fire Department

Mcdonald County: 8 departments, 95 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Coatopa-Belmont Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Anderson Volunteer Fire Department
Anderson · volunteer
Lanagan Volunteer Fire Department
Lanagan · volunteer
White Rock Fire Department
Pineville · volunteer
All MO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Coatopa-Belmont Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Manhattan City Fire Department, MT 18 Watonga Fire Department, OK 18 Amsterdam Rural Fire Department, MT 18 Manhattan Rural Fire District, MT 18 Springville Fire and Rescue, AL 18 Chandler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Crystal Township Fire Department, MI 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Noel Fire Department have?

Noel Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% below the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,723 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #505 of 659 by personnel.

Does Noel Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Noel Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Noel Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Noel Fire Department?

Noel Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mcdonald County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Noel Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Noel Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $383,521.84 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.