Department profile

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Southern Stone County Fire Protection District

Kimberling City, MO · Stone County. Southern Stone County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 16 stations and 146 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.

146
Total personnel
16
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Southern Stone County Fire Protection District pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+630%
vs. Missouri average
16
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Southern Stone 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 F
9.1 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
146 personnel · 16 stations

Southern Stone County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Kimberling City, MO (Stone County), with 16 stations and 146 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #440 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #440 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #5 of 659
  • 10.96 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Stone County

Southern Stone County Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

146 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 10502 · Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, MO 146 personnel · 16 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 146
  • STA-MULTI 16 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #440
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ocala Fire and Re…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ocala Fire and Rescue, FL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Kimberling City, MO
FDID
10502

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Southern Stone County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #5 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #440 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 630% above the state average
Stations
16
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster weight

Southern Stone County Fire Protection District carries 67.6% of Stone County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (216 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 43% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.96 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (16 stations / 146 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ocala Fire and Rescue, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Hurley Fire Protection District
Hurley · volunteer
All MO departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 146 personnel

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

Ocala Fire and Rescue, FL 146 Pennsauken Fire Department, NJ 146 Coral Gables Fire Department, FL 146 Westminster Fire Department, CO 146 Gorham Fire Rescue - Central Station, ME 146 Walden Fire Department, NY 146 West Chester Township Fire Department, OH 145 Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, CT 145

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Southern Stone County Fire Protection District has 146 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 630% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #440 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #5 of 659 by personnel.

Does Southern Stone County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

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

Southern Stone County Fire Protection District operates 16 fire stations.

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

Southern Stone County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Stone 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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