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Seneca Area Fire Protection District

Neosho, MO · Newton County. Seneca Area Fire Protection District is a fire department, 1 station and 14 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.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Seneca Area Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Missouri average.

7th pct.
national personnel size
-30%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Seneca Area 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
14 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
14 personnel · 1 station

Seneca Area Fire Protection District is a fire department serving Neosho, MO (Newton County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,915 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,915 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #589 of 659
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Newton County

Seneca Area Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 07305 · Seneca Area Fire Protection District, MO 14 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,915
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Northeast Lincoln…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Northeast Lincoln Fire Protection District, CO (+ 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
Neosho, MO
FDID
07305

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Seneca Area Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #589 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,915 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 30% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Seneca Area Fire Protection District is 5.7% of Newton County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 245 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Northeast Lincoln Fire Protection District, CO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Granby Fire Department
Granby · volunteer
Neosho Fire Department
Neosho · career
Neosho Fire Department
Neosho · career
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Nationwide departments near 14 personnel

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

Northeast Lincoln Fire Protection District, CO 14 Cokedale Volunteer Fire Department, CO 14 Branson Fire Department, CO 14 Elk Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, WY 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Seneca Area Fire Protection District have?

Seneca Area Fire Protection District has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% below the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,915 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #589 of 659 by personnel.

Does Seneca Area Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Seneca Area Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Seneca Area Fire Protection District operate?

Seneca Area Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Seneca Area Fire Protection District?

Seneca Area Fire Protection District is a fire department serving Newton 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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