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Sedgwick County Fire District1

Wichita, KS · Sedgwick County. Sedgwick County Fire District1 is a fire department, 8 stations and 136 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

136
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Sedgwick County Fire District1 pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+518%
vs. Kansas average
8
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Sedgwick County Fire District1

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
17 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
136 personnel · 8 stations

Sedgwick County Fire District1 is a fire department serving Wichita, KS (Sedgwick County), with 8 stations and 136 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #512 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #512 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #10 of 431
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Sedgwick County

Sedgwick County Fire District1 vs. the national personnel distribution

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

136 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 SG402 · Sedgwick County Fire District1, KS 136 personnel · 8 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MID 136
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-TOP #512
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Hartford
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Hartford Fire Department, CT (+ 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 KS department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Wichita, KS
FDID
SG402

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Sedgwick County Fire District1's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #10 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #512 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 518% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Sedgwick County HIFLD mix around Sedgwick County Fire District1

Sedgwick County: 13 departments, 746 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 38% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 136 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Hartford Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide departments near 136 personnel

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

East Hartford Fire Department, CT 136 City of LA Habra Heights Fire Department, CA 136 City of Orange Fire Department, CA 136 Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department, LA 136

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sedgwick County Fire District1 have?

Sedgwick County Fire District1 has 136 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 518% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #512 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #10 of 431 by personnel.

Does Sedgwick County Fire District1 provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Sedgwick County Fire District1 in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Sedgwick County Fire District1 operate?

Sedgwick County Fire District1 operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sedgwick County Fire District1?

Sedgwick County Fire District1 is a fire department serving Sedgwick County, KS.

How many fire departments are in Kansas?

Kansas has 773 fire departments with 16,728 total personnel. 0% are volunteer departments.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.