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Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station

Johnson, KS · Stanton County. Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station is a fire department, 3 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Kansas average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+27%
vs. Kansas average
3
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
Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station

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
9.3 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
28 personnel · 3 stations

Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station is a fire department serving Johnson, KS (Stanton County), with 3 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,790 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,790 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #92 of 431
  • 10.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Stanton County

Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 ST402 · Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station, KS 28 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,790
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 182nd Air Wing Fi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL (+ 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
Johnson, KS
FDID
ST402

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #92 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,790 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 27% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster weight

Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station carries 100.0% of Stanton County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (28 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide departments near 28 personnel

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

182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL 28 Aledo Volunteer Fire Department, TX 28 Anahuac Volunteer Fire Department, TX 28 Ashkum Township Fire Protection District, IL 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station have?

Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% above the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,790 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #92 of 431 by personnel.

Does Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station operate?

Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station?

Stanton County Fire and Rescue - Big Bow Station is a fire department serving Stanton 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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