Department profile

Volunteer

Osage Valley Fire Protection District

Warsaw, MO · Benton County. Osage Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Osage Valley Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Missouri average.

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+15%
vs. Missouri 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Osage Valley Fire Protection District

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 C
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Osage Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Warsaw, MO (Benton County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,249 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,249 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #356 of 659
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Benton County

Osage Valley Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 00804 · Osage Valley Fire Protection District, MO 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,249
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Portsmouth Townsh…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Portsmouth Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Warsaw, MO
FDID
00804

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Osage Valley Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #356 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,249 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Benton County HIFLD mix around Osage Valley Fire Protection District

Benton County: 10 departments, 136 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 70% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Warsaw Fire and Rescue
Warsaw · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Portsmouth Township Fire Department, MI 23 Beaver Township Fire Department, MI 23 Nashville Fire Department, GA 23 Geneva Volunteer Fire Department, IN 23 Humboldt Fire and Ambulance Service, SD 23 New Lois Volunteer Fire Department, GA 23 West Union Volunteer Fire Department, OH 23 Pigeon Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Osage Valley Fire Protection District have?

Osage Valley Fire Protection District has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,249 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #356 of 659 by personnel.

Does Osage Valley Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Osage Valley Fire Protection District 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 Osage Valley Fire Protection District operate?

Osage Valley Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Osage Valley Fire Protection District?

Osage Valley Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Benton County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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