The Pierce City Rural Fire Association

What This Data Tells You About The Pierce City Rural Fire Association

The Pierce City Rural Fire Association operates as a Volunteer department in Pierce City, within Lawrence County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 12 total personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Missouri has 1,128 registered fire departments and 22,864 total personnel, averaging roughly 20 staff per department. The Pierce City Rural Fire Association runs 40% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 43,100 fires, 95 fire deaths, and 52% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: The Pierce City Rural Fire Association has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $235,600 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.