Department profile

Volunteer

Schell City Volunteer Fire Department

Schell City, MO · Vernon County. Schell City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Schell City Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Missouri average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+50%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Schell City 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 B
30 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
30 personnel · 1 station

Schell City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Schell City, MO (Vernon County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,695 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,695 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #238 of 659
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Vernon County

Schell City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 10909 · Schell City Volunteer Fire Department, MO 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,695
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Center Point
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Center Point Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Schell City, MO
FDID
10909

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Schell City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #238 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,695 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Vernon County HIFLD mix around Schell City Volunteer Fire Department

Vernon County: 9 departments, 136 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 56% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Center Point Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Center Point Fire Department, IN 30 Storm Lake City Fire Department, IA 30 Unadilla Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 30 Cover Hill Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 Arivaca Volunteer Fire Department, AZ 30 West Taylor Volunteer Fire Department, PA 30 Cambria Volunteer Fire Department / Cambria Community Ambulance Service, WI 30 Erving Center Fire, MA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Schell City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Schell City Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,695 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #238 of 659 by personnel.

Does Schell City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Schell City 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 Schell City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Schell City Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Schell City Volunteer Fire Department?

Schell City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Vernon 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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