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Ottawa Fire Department

Ottawa, KS · Franklin County. Ottawa Fire Department is a fire department, 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Ottawa Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Kansas average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Kansas average
2
stations
$848,636
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
44/100
Ottawa 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
13 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 B
$32,640 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 2 stations

Ottawa Fire Department is a fire department serving Ottawa, KS (Franklin County), with 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,788 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $848,636.

  • National personnel rank #12,788 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #100 of 431
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Franklin County

Ottawa Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 FR201 · Ottawa Fire Department, KS 26 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #12,788
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 161st Air Nationa…
  • FEMA-MID $849K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 161st Air National Guard-Dod, AZ (+ 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
Ottawa, KS
FDID
FR201

FEMA Grant History

$849K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00115 $848,636

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Ottawa Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #100 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,788 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Franklin County HIFLD mix around Ottawa Fire Department

Franklin County: 14 departments, 156 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 161st Air National Guard-Dod, AZ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ohio Township Fire Department
Princeton · other
Pomona Fire Department
Pomona · other
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Nationwide departments near 26 personnel

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

161st Air National Guard-Dod, AZ 26 Alna Volunteer Fire Department, ME 26 Arcola Fire Protection District - Westside Fire Station, IL 26 Armington Community Fire Protection District, IL 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ottawa Fire Department have?

Ottawa Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,788 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #100 of 431 by personnel.

Does Ottawa Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ottawa Fire Department operate?

Ottawa Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ottawa Fire Department?

Ottawa Fire Department is a fire department serving Franklin County, KS.

Has Ottawa Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ottawa Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $848,636 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.