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Soldier Township Fire Department

Topeka, KS · Shawnee County. Soldier Township Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 39 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

39
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Soldier Township Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Kansas average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+77%
vs. Kansas 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
82/100
Soldier Township 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 A
39 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
39 personnel · 1 station

Soldier Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Topeka, KS (Shawnee County), with 1 station and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,609 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,609 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #56 of 431
  • 2.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Shawnee County

Soldier Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 SN306 · Soldier Township Fire Department, KS 39 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #6,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 287 Richland Cham…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 287 Richland Chambers Fire and Rescue, TX (+ 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
Topeka, KS
FDID
SN306

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Soldier Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #56 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,609 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 77% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster geometry

Shawnee County HIFLD mix around Soldier Township Fire Department

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

2.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 287 Richland Chambers Fire and Rescue, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Shawnee Heights Fire District
Tecumseh · other
Topeka Fire Department
Topeka · other
All KS departments →

Nationwide departments near 39 personnel

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

287 Richland Chambers Fire and Rescue, TX 39 Alvaton Volunteer Fire Department, KY 39 Benbrook Fire Department, TX 39 Bridgeview Fire Department, IL 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Soldier Township Fire Department have?

Soldier Township Fire Department has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 77% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,609 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #56 of 431 by personnel.

Does Soldier Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Soldier Township Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Soldier Township Fire Department operate?

Soldier Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Soldier Township Fire Department?

Soldier Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Shawnee 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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