Saint Joseph Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Saint Joseph Fire Department

Saint Joseph Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Saint Joseph, within Buchanan County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 134 total personnel, 9 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Missouri has 1,128 registered fire departments and 22,864 total personnel, averaging roughly 20 staff per department. Saint Joseph Fire Department runs 570% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 43,100 fires, 95 fire deaths, and 52% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.