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Parsons Fire Department

Parsons, KS · Labette County. Parsons Fire Department is a fire department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

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

19th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Kansas average
2
stations
$1,000,000
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
46/100
Parsons 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
9.5 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 A
$52,632 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 2 stations

Parsons Fire Department is a fire department serving Parsons, KS (Labette County), with 2 stations and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,136 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,000,000.

  • National personnel rank #18,136 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #226 of 431
  • 10.53 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Labette County

Parsons 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 LB101 · Parsons Fire Department, KS 19 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,136
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albion Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 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
Parsons, KS
FDID
LB101

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2011FR00242 $1,000,000

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

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Parsons Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #226 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,136 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster fringe

Parsons 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.

10.53 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 19 roster).

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

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 Parsons Fire Department have?

Parsons 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 #18,136 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #226 of 431 by personnel.

Does Parsons Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Parsons Fire Department operate?

Parsons Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Parsons Fire Department?

Parsons Fire Department is a fire department serving Labette County, KS.

Has Parsons Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Parsons Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,000,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

How many fire departments are in Kansas?

Kansas has 773 fire departments with 16,728 total personnel. 0% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.