Department profile

Volunteer

Saint Mary Volunteer Fire Department

Saint Mary, MO · Ste Genevieve County. Saint Mary 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 Mary 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 Mary 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 Mary Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Saint Mary, MO (Ste Genevieve 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 #20,462 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,462 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #569 of 659
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Ste Genevieve County

Saint Mary 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 09708 · Saint Mary 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 #20,462
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Newbury
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Newbury Fire Department, VT (+ 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
Saint Mary, MO
FDID
09708

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Saint Mary Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #569 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,462 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

Ste Genevieve County HIFLD mix around Saint Mary Volunteer Fire Department

Ste Genevieve County: 8 departments, 126 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 13% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: West Newbury Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

West Newbury Fire Department, VT 15 Colbert Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Hutchison Station Volunteer Fire Department, KY 15 Newbury Fire Department, VT 15 Gum Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Quasqueton Emergency Services, IA 15 Wilson Fire Department, OK 15 Adams Area Fire District, PA 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Mary Volunteer Fire Department have?

Saint Mary 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 #20,462 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #569 of 659 by personnel.

Does Saint Mary Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Saint Mary 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 Mary Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Saint Mary Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

Saint Mary Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ste Genevieve 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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