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Osborne Rural Fire Department

Osborne, KS · Osborne County. Osborne Rural Fire Department is a fire department, 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Osborne Rural Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kansas average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-18%
vs. Kansas average
2
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Osborne Rural 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 F
9 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
18 personnel · 2 stations

Osborne Rural Fire Department is a fire department serving Osborne, KS (Osborne County), with 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,745 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,745 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #246 of 431
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Osborne County

Osborne Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 OB306 · Osborne Rural Fire Department, KS 18 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,745
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albany Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Albany 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
Osborne, KS
FDID
OB306

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Osborne Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #246 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,745 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 18% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Osborne County HIFLD mix around Osborne Rural Fire Department

Osborne County: 5 departments, 76 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 18 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Downs Fire Department
Downs · other
Osborne Fire Department
Osborne · other
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Nationwide departments near 18 personnel

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

Albany Volunteer Fire Department, TX 18 Baileyville Volunteer Fire Department, ME 18 Bennette Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 18 Blackjack Volunteer Fire Department, TX 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Osborne Rural Fire Department have?

Osborne Rural Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,745 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #246 of 431 by personnel.

Does Osborne Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Osborne Rural Fire Department operate?

Osborne Rural Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Osborne Rural Fire Department?

Osborne Rural Fire Department is a fire department serving Osborne 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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