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Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department

Quapaw, OK · Ottawa County. Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Oklahoma average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Oklahoma 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
25/100
Quapaw Volunteer 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
16 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
16 personnel · 1 station

Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Quapaw, OK (Ottawa County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,781 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,781 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #315 of 513
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Ottawa County

Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 58008 · Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department, OK 16 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,781
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Askov Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Askov Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OK department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Quapaw, OK
FDID
58008

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #315 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,781 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster geometry

Ottawa County HIFLD mix around Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department

Ottawa County: 11 departments, 114 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 45% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Askov Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Afton Fire Department
Afton · other
Commerce Volunteer Fire Department
Commerce · volunteer
Miami Fire Department
Miami · career
Peoria Volunteer Fire Department
Peoria · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Askov Volunteer Fire Department, MN 16 Sturgeon Lake Fire Department, MN 16 Wittenberg Fire Department / Wittenberg Area Ambulance Service, WI 16 Red Bush Volunteer Fire Department, KY 16 Spider Lake Fire Department, WI 16 North River Volunteer Fire Company, NY 16 Blackland Volunteer Fire Department, MS 16 Washington Terrace Fire Department, UT 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department have?

Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,781 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #315 of 513 by personnel.

Does Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department?

Quapaw Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ottawa County, OK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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