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Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1

Richmond, KS · Franklin County. Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 is a fire department, 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kansas average.

4th pct.
national personnel size
-45%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1

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
12 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
12 personnel · 1 station

Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 is a fire department serving Richmond, KS (Franklin County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,565 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,565 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #368 of 431
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Franklin County

Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 96% higher than 4% 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 FR305 · Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1, KS 12 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #21,565
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 84 East Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 84 East 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
Richmond, KS
FDID
FR305

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #368 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,565 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 45% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster fringe

Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 is 7.7% of Franklin County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 156 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 84 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide departments near 12 personnel

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

84 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX 12 Bardwell Area Volunteer Fire Department, TX 12 Blessing Volunteer Fire Department, TX 12 Blue Mound Fire Department, TX 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 have?

Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 45% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,565 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #368 of 431 by personnel.

Does Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 operate?

Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1?

Richmond Consolidated Fire Department 1 is a fire department serving Franklin 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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