Department profile

Volunteer

Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department

St Elizabeth, MO · Miller County. Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Missouri average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-25%
vs. Missouri 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
21/100
Saint Elizabeth 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
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St Elizabeth, MO (Miller County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,461 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,461 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #568 of 659
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Miller County

Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 06603 · Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department, MO 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,461
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walker-Church Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Walker-Church Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+ 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 MO department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
St Elizabeth, MO
FDID
06603

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #568 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,461 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 25% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Miller County HIFLD mix around Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department

Miller County: 12 departments, 130 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Walker-Church Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Eldon Fire Department
Eldon · volunteer
Moreau Fire Protection District
Eldon · volunteer
All MO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Walker-Church Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Wagarville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Saint Stephens Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 15 Richland Logan Fire Department, MI 15 Houston Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Dora Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Carbon Hill Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department have?

Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% below the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,461 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #568 of 659 by personnel.

Does Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department?

Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Miller County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

Missouri has 1,128 fire departments with 22,864 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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