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Scott County Rural Fire Protection District

Sikeston, MO · Scott County. Scott County Rural Fire Protection District is a fire department, 2 stations and 18 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Scott County Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Missouri average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-10%
vs. Missouri average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Scott County Rural Fire Protection District

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 F
9 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
18 personnel · 2 stations

Scott County Rural Fire Protection District is a fire department serving Sikeston, MO (Scott County), with 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,840 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,840 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #509 of 659
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Scott County

Scott County Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 10106 · Scott County Rural Fire Protection District, MO 18 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,840
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Auberry Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Auberry Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MO department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Sikeston, MO
FDID
10106

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Scott County Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #509 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,840 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster geometry

Scott County HIFLD mix around Scott County Rural Fire Protection District

Scott County: 12 departments, 144 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 42% of departments. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Auberry Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Chaffee Fire Department
Chaffee · other
Miner Fire Department
Miner · volunteer
Oran Fire Protection District
Oran · volunteer
All MO departments →

Nationwide departments near 18 personnel

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

Auberry Volunteer Fire Department, CA 18 Dequincy Volunteer Fire Department, LA 18 Hazleton First Responders, IA 18 Isle of Palms Fire Department, SC 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Scott County Rural Fire Protection District have?

Scott County Rural Fire Protection District has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% below the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,840 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #509 of 659 by personnel.

Does Scott County Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Scott County Rural Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Scott County Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Scott County Rural Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Scott County Rural Fire Protection District?

Scott County Rural Fire Protection District is a fire department serving Scott County, MO.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

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

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