Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Valley Park Fire District

Valley Park, MO · St Louis County. Valley Park Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Valley Park Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Missouri average
2
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Valley Park Fire 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 D
20 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
40 personnel · 2 stations

Valley Park Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Valley Park, MO (St Louis County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,391 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,391 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #124 of 659
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 52 other listed departments in St Louis County

Valley Park Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 09502 · Valley Park Fire District, MO 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,391
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elroy Volunteer F…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Elroy Volunteer Firefighters, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Valley Park, MO
Ambulances
3
FDID
09502

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How Valley Park Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #124 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,391 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
95
MO departments
1,128

County roster fringe

Valley Park Fire District is 2.2% of St Louis County roster mass

The county lists 67 departments totaling 1,805 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Elroy Volunteer Firefighters, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection
Bridgeton · volunteer
Boeing Fire Services
Saint Louis · other
Brentwood Fire Department
Brentwood · other
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Nationwide career peers near 40 personnel

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

Elroy Volunteer Firefighters, NC 40 Vance County Fire and Ambulance Service, NC 40 Yadkinville Volunteer Fire Department, NC 40 Upper Makefield Fire Company, PA 40 Charter Township of Redford Fire Department, MI 40 Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 Jacobs Ranch Coal Company - Fire Brigade, WY 40 Raynham Fire Department, MA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Valley Park Fire District have?

Valley Park Fire District has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Missouri average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,391 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #124 of 659 by personnel.

Does Valley Park Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Valley Park Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Valley Park Fire District operate?

Valley Park Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Valley Park Fire District?

Valley Park Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving St Louis County, MO. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Missouri?

Missouri has 1,128 fire departments with 22,864 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

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