Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

West Peculiar Fire Protection District

Peculiar, MO · Cass County. West Peculiar Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

West Peculiar Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Missouri average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
+100%
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
57/100
West Peculiar Fire Protection 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 A
40 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 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 · 1 station

West Peculiar Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Peculiar, MO (Cass County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,416 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,416 of 22,440
  • MO personnel rank #128 of 659
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Cass County

West Peculiar Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 01904 · West Peculiar Fire Protection District, MO 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,416
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allentown Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Allentown Volunteer Fire Company, NY (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Peculiar, MO
Ambulances
1
FDID
01904

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW2007FF00261 $-2,225

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Missouri average

How West Peculiar Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Missouri. In-state it ranks #128 of 659 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,416 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Cass County HIFLD mix around West Peculiar Fire Protection District

Cass County: 17 departments, 392 personnel (9 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 76% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Allentown Volunteer Fire Company, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Belton Fire Department
Belton · career
Creighton Fire Protection District
Creighton · volunteer
Garden City Fire Protection District
Garden City · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Allentown Volunteer Fire Company, NY 40 Harrison Fire Department, MI 40 Ranburne Fire and Rescue, AL 40 Closter Fire Department - Knickerbocker Hook and Ladder Company, NJ 40 Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 Hedgesville Fire Department, WV 40 Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department, AL 40 Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Peculiar Fire Protection District have?

West Peculiar Fire Protection 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 #6,416 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MO, it ranks #128 of 659 by personnel.

Does West Peculiar Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, West Peculiar Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does West Peculiar Fire Protection District operate?

West Peculiar Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is West Peculiar Fire Protection District?

West Peculiar Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Cass County, MO. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has West Peculiar Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, West Peculiar Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-2,225 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

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