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Republic County Rural Fire Department

Belleville, KS · Republic County. Republic County Rural Fire Department is a fire department, 12 stations and 195 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

195
Total personnel
12
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Republic County Rural Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+786%
vs. Kansas average
12
stations

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
26/100
Republic County Rural 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
16.3 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
195 personnel · 12 stations

Republic County Rural Fire Department is a fire department serving Belleville, KS (Republic County), with 12 stations and 195 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #239 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #239 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #4 of 431
  • 6.15 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Republic County

Republic County Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

195 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 RP307 · Republic County Rural Fire Department, KS 195 personnel · 12 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MID 195
  • STA-MULTI 12 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-TOP #239
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bristol Fire and…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bristol Fire and Rescue Department, RI (+ 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
Belleville, KS
FDID
RP307

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Republic County Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #4 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #239 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 786% above the state average
Stations
12
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Republic County Rural Fire Department carries 75.6% of Republic County HIFLD personnel

Among 12 listed departments (258 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.15 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (12 stations / 195 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bristol Fire and Rescue Department, RI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Republic Fire Department
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Nationwide departments near 195 personnel

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

Bristol Fire and Rescue Department, RI 195 Smithtown Fire Department, NY 195 Georgetown County Fire Department, SC 196 Westarea Fire Department, NC 196

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Republic County Rural Fire Department have?

Republic County Rural Fire Department has 195 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 786% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #239 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #4 of 431 by personnel.

Does Republic County Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Republic County Rural Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Republic County Rural Fire Department operate?

Republic County Rural Fire Department operates 12 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Republic County Rural Fire Department?

Republic County Rural Fire Department is a fire department serving Republic 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.