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Oswego Fire Department

Oswego, KS · Labette County. Oswego Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

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

19th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
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
35/100
Oswego 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
19 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
19 personnel · 1 station

Oswego Fire Department is a fire department serving Oswego, KS (Labette County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,128 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,128 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #225 of 431
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Labette County

Oswego Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 LB202 · Oswego Fire Department, KS 19 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,128
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albion Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Albion Fire Department Rural Fire Protection District, 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
Oswego, KS
FDID
LB202

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Oswego Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #225 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,128 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster fringe

Oswego Fire Department is 8.4% of Labette County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 225 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Albion Fire Department Rural Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Canada Township Fire Department
Coffeyville · other
Mound Valley Fire Department
Mound Valley · other
All KS departments →

Nationwide departments near 19 personnel

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

Albion Fire Department Rural Fire Protection District, IL 19 Alton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 19 Alvarado Volunteer Fire Department, TX 19 Bishop Hill Community Fire Protection District, IL 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oswego Fire Department have?

Oswego Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,128 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #225 of 431 by personnel.

Does Oswego Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Oswego Fire Department operate?

Oswego Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oswego Fire Department?

Oswego Fire Department is a fire department serving Labette 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.