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Towanda Fire and Rescue

Towanda, KS · Butler County. Towanda Fire and Rescue is a fire department, 1 station and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Towanda Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kansas average.

8th pct.
national personnel size
-32%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Towanda Fire and Rescue

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
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Towanda Fire and Rescue is a fire department serving Towanda, KS (Butler County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,537 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,537 of 22,440
  • KS personnel rank #318 of 431
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Butler County

Towanda Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 BU309 · Towanda Fire and Rescue, KS 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,537
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arrowhead Ranch E…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arrowhead Ranch Estates Volunteer Fire Department, 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
Towanda, KS
FDID
BU309

Staffing vs the Kansas average

How Towanda Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kansas. In-state it ranks #318 of 431 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,537 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 32% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
45
KS departments
773

County roster fringe

Towanda Fire and Rescue is 5.3% of Butler County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 281 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arrowhead Ranch Estates Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Andover Fire and Rescue
Andover · other
Augusta Department of Safety
Augusta · other
El Dorado Fire Department
El Dorado · other
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Nationwide departments near 15 personnel

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

Arrowhead Ranch Estates Volunteer Fire Department, TX 15 Barstow Fire Protection District, IL 15 Baxter Volunteer Fire Department, TX 15 Bayside Volunteer Fire Department, TX 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Towanda Fire and Rescue have?

Towanda Fire and Rescue has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% below the Kansas average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,537 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KS, it ranks #318 of 431 by personnel.

Does Towanda Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Towanda Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Towanda Fire and Rescue operate?

Towanda Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Towanda Fire and Rescue?

Towanda Fire and Rescue is a fire department serving Butler County, KS.

How many fire departments are in Kansas?

Kansas has 773 fire departments with 16,728 total personnel. 0% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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