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Osawatomie Fire Department

Osawatomie, KS · Miami County. Osawatomie Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Osawatomie Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kansas average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Osawatomie 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Osawatomie Fire Department is a fire department serving Osawatomie, KS (Miami County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,869 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,869 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #156 of 431
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Miami County

Osawatomie Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 MI201 · Osawatomie Fire Department, KS 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,869
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ables Springs Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Osawatomie, KS
FDID
MI201

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Osawatomie Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #156 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,869 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Miami County HIFLD mix around Osawatomie Fire Department

Miami County: 5 departments, 93 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Louisburg Fire Department
Louisburg · other
Paola Fire Department
Paola · other
All KS departments →

Nationwide departments near 22 personnel

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

Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Alba Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Allensville Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 Allin Township Fire Protection District, IL 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Osawatomie Fire Department have?

Osawatomie Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,869 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #156 of 431 by personnel.

Does Osawatomie Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Osawatomie Fire Department operate?

Osawatomie Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Osawatomie Fire Department?

Osawatomie Fire Department is a fire department serving Miami 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.