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Olathe Fire Department Administration

Olathe, KS · Johnson County. Olathe Fire Department Administration is a fire department, 7 stations and 119 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

119
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Olathe Fire Department Administration pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+441%
vs. Kansas average
7
stations

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
Olathe Fire Department Administration

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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
119 personnel · 7 stations

Olathe Fire Department Administration is a fire department serving Olathe, KS (Johnson County), with 7 stations and 119 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #689 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #689 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #11 of 431
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Johnson County

Olathe Fire Department Administration vs. the national personnel distribution

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

119 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 JO101 · Olathe Fire Department Administration, KS 119 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MID 119
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-TOP #689
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Providence
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Providence Fire Department, RI (+ 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
Olathe, KS
FDID
JO101

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Olathe Fire Department Administration's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #11 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #689 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 441% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Johnson County HIFLD mix around Olathe Fire Department Administration

Johnson County: 21 departments, 925 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 38% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 119 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Providence Fire Department, RI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Leawood Fire Department
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Merriam Fire Department
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Overland Park Fire Department
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Shawnee Fire Department
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Nationwide departments near 119 personnel

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

East Providence Fire Department, RI 119 City of East Orange Fire Department, NJ 119 Colchester Hayward Volunteer Fire Company, CT 119 Daytona Beach Fire Department, FL 119

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Olathe Fire Department Administration have?

Olathe Fire Department Administration has 119 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 441% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #689 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #11 of 431 by personnel.

Does Olathe Fire Department Administration provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Olathe Fire Department Administration in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Olathe Fire Department Administration operate?

Olathe Fire Department Administration operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Olathe Fire Department Administration?

Olathe Fire Department Administration is a fire department serving Johnson 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.