Department profile

Volunteer

Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department

Elk Creek, MO · Texas County. Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Missouri average.

29th 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department

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 C
22 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
22 personnel · 1 station

Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Elk Creek, MO (Texas County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,032 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,032 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #384 of 659
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Texas County

Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 10809 · Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department, MO 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lexington Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lexington Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Elk Creek, MO
FDID
10809

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #384 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Texas County HIFLD mix around Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department

Texas County: 13 departments, 179 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lexington Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Lexington Volunteer Fire Department, GA 22 Gorman Volunteer Fire Department, MD 22 Prospect Heights Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 22 Caldwell Parish Fire Board - Hebert Station, LA 22 Ord Fire Protection District, CA 22 Charlemont Fire Department and Ambulance Service, MA 22 Conway Fire Department, MA 22 Higgston Volunteer Fire Department, GA 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,032 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #384 of 659 by personnel.

Does Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department?

Tyrone Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Texas 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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