Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

North Kansas City Fire Department

North Kansas, MO · Clay County. North Kansas City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 62 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.

62
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North Kansas City Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+210%
vs. Missouri average
2
stations
$256,675
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
44/100
North Kansas City 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
31 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment F
$4,140 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
62 personnel · 2 stations

North Kansas City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving North Kansas, MO (Clay County), with 2 stations and 62 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,456 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $256,675.

  • National personnel rank #2,456 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #37 of 659
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Clay County

North Kansas City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

62 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 02403 · North Kansas City Fire Department, MO 62 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 62
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,456
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grand Blanc
  • FEMA-LIGHT $257K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Grand Blanc 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
CAREER
Location
North Kansas, MO
FDID
02403

FEMA Grant History

$257K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO02050 $256,675

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

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How North Kansas City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #37 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,456 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 210% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Clay County HIFLD mix around North Kansas City Fire Department

Clay County: 15 departments, 387 personnel (5 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 62 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Grand Blanc Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Claycomo Fire and Rescue
Claycomo · volunteer
Excelsior Springs Fire Department
Excelsior Springs · career
Gladstone Fire Department
Gladstone · career
Liberty Fire Department
Liberty · career
All MO departments →

Nationwide career peers near 62 personnel

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

Grand Blanc Fire Department, MI 62 Sierra Vista Fire Department, AZ 62 Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department, CT 62 City of Natchez Fire Department, MS 62 Cedar Park Fire Department, TX 62 Gurnee Fire Department, IL 62 Harvey Fire Department, IL 62 Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department, IL 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Kansas City Fire Department have?

North Kansas City Fire Department has 62 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 210% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,456 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #37 of 659 by personnel.

Does North Kansas City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does North Kansas City Fire Department operate?

North Kansas City Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is North Kansas City Fire Department?

North Kansas City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Clay County, MO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has North Kansas City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, North Kansas City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $256,675 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.