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Norwich Volunteer Fire Department

Norwich, KS · Kingman County. Norwich Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Norwich Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kansas average.

14th pct.
national personnel size
-23%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Norwich Volunteer 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 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
17 personnel · 1 station

Norwich Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Norwich, KS (Kingman County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,251 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,251 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #263 of 431
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Kingman County

Norwich Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 KM304 · Norwich Volunteer Fire Department, KS 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anchor
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Anchor Fire Department, 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
Norwich, KS
FDID
KM304

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Norwich Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #263 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,251 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 23% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Kingman County HIFLD mix around Norwich Volunteer Fire Department

Kingman County: 6 departments, 101 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Anchor Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cunningham Fire Department
Cunningham · other
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Nationwide departments near 17 personnel

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

Anchor Fire Department, IL 17 Augusta Fire Protection District, IL 17 Baylis Fire Protection District, IL 17 Berlin Volunteer Fire Association, OK 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Norwich Volunteer Fire Department have?

Norwich Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,251 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #263 of 431 by personnel.

Does Norwich Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Norwich Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Norwich Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Norwich Volunteer Fire Department?

Norwich Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Kingman 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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