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Shawnee Heights Fire District

Tecumseh, KS · Shawnee County. Shawnee Heights Fire District is a fire department, 2 stations and 44 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

44
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Shawnee Heights Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kansas average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Kansas average
2
stations
$238,355
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
34/100
Shawnee Heights Fire 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 C
22 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 D
$5,417 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 2 stations

Shawnee Heights Fire District is a fire department serving Tecumseh, KS (Shawnee County), with 2 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,193 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $238,355.

  • National personnel rank #5,193 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #49 of 431
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Shawnee County

Shawnee Heights Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 SN421 · Shawnee Heights Fire District, KS 44 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #5,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Augusta Fire Depa…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $238K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Augusta Fire Department - Central Station, ME (+ 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
Tecumseh, KS
FDID
SN421

FEMA Grant History

$238K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO02698 $238,355

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Shawnee Heights Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #49 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,193 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Shawnee County HIFLD mix around Shawnee Heights Fire District

Shawnee County: 11 departments, 236 personnel (0 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Augusta Fire Department - Central Station, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Topeka Fire Department
Topeka · other
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Nationwide departments near 44 personnel

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

Augusta Fire Department - Central Station, ME 44 Bastrop Fire Department, TX 44 Bulverde Fire Department, TX 44 Cibolo Volunteer Fire Department, TX 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shawnee Heights Fire District have?

Shawnee Heights Fire District has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,193 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #49 of 431 by personnel.

Does Shawnee Heights Fire District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Shawnee Heights Fire District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Shawnee Heights Fire District operate?

Shawnee Heights Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Shawnee Heights Fire District?

Shawnee Heights Fire District is a fire department serving Shawnee County, KS.

Has Shawnee Heights Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Shawnee Heights Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $238,355 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

How many fire departments are in Kansas?

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

Related guides

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