Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District

Buffalo, MO · Dallas County. Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Southern Dallas County 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
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Southern Dallas County 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 D
18 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 · 1 station

Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Buffalo, MO (Dallas County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,869 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,869 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #514 of 659
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Dallas County

Southern Dallas County 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 03005 · Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District, MO 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,869
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corinne
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Corinne Fire Department, UT (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

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

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Buffalo, MO
FDID
03005

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #514 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,869 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District is 9.1% of Dallas County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 197 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 40% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Corinne Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Buffalo City Fire and Rescue
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Long Lane Volunteer Fire Department
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Tunas Volunteer Fire Department
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Urbana Rural Fire Department
Urbana · volunteer
Windyville Volunteer Fire Department
Windyville · volunteer
All MO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Corinne Fire Department, UT 18 Northeast Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Montgomery Fire Department, MI 18 Clay County Volunteer Fire Department, GA 18 Molt Volunteer Fire Department, MT 18 Ashley Fire Department, MI 18 Laurium Fire Department, MI 18 City of Page Fire Department / City of Page Ambulance Service, AZ 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District have?

Southern Dallas County 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 #18,869 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #514 of 659 by personnel.

Does Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District operate?

Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District?

Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Dallas County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

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

Related guides

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