Scammon Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Scammon Volunteer Fire Department

Scammon Volunteer Fire Department operates as a fire department in Scammon, within Cherokee County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 20 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Kansas has 773 registered fire departments and 16,728 total personnel, averaging roughly 22 staff per department. Scammon Volunteer Fire Department runs 9% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 20,500 fires, 45 fire deaths, and 0% 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.