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Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department

Mayetta, KS · Jackson County. Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 71 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

71
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+223%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
94/100
Potawatomi Tribal 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 A
71 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration A
56.3% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
71 personnel · 1 station

Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department is a fire department serving Mayetta, KS (Jackson County), with 1 station and 71 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,867 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,867 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #24 of 431
  • 1.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Jackson County

Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

71 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 JA409 · Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department, KS 71 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 71
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,867
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Andrews Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Andrews 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
Mayetta, KS
FDID
JA409

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #24 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,867 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 223% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department carries 29.0% of Jackson County HIFLD personnel

Among 11 listed departments (245 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 71 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide departments near 71 personnel

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

Andrews Volunteer Fire Department, TX 71 Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department, MD 71 Cherry Valley Fire Protection District, IL 71 Dallas City Rural Fire Protection District - Central Station, IL 71

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department have?

Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department has 71 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 223% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,867 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #24 of 431 by personnel.

Does Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department operate?

Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department?

Potawatomi Tribal Fire Department is a fire department serving Jackson 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.