Departments
773
HIFLD registry
State profile
773 fire departments in the HIFLD registry across 105 counties, staffing, stations, EMS coverage and state fire statistics.
Kansas has 773 fire departments in the HIFLD registry across 105 counties, with about 20,500 annual fires and 45 fire deaths/year (USFA). 0% of departments are volunteer. Personnel and EMS fields come from HIFLD station records.
Exclusive HIFLD type_normalized partition of the 510 listed departments in this state. Parts sum to the state total.
A single read of the registry, reported staffing, and annual fire-loss measures available for Kansas.
Departments
773
HIFLD registry
Total personnel
16,728
career + volunteer
Counties covered
105
statewide registry coverage
Volunteer departments
0%
of registered departments
Annual fires
20,500
Below-median fire volume
Fire deaths / year
45
USFA annual estimate
Annual property loss
$206M
reported annual total
Death-rate rank
#36 of 51
Below-median safety
0% of 773 departments rely primarily on volunteer crews, a strong indicator of rural geography and tax base.
Kansas vs all jurisdictions by HIFLD department inventory
Where this state's registered fire-department count sits among every state and territory on PlainFireData
773 22nd of 55 higher than 33 of 55 jurisdictions
States and territories, banded by HIFLD-registered fire department count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HIFLD Open Data / USFA state aggregates · 2026-09-06
47 of 510 listed department profiles (9%) provide EMS services.
| # | Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Kansas Fire Department Kansas City | other | 799 |
| 2 | Wichita Fire Department Wichita | other | 388 |
| 3 | Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical Lawrence | other | 276 |
| 4 | Republic County Rural Fire Department Belleville | other | 195 |
| 5 | Salina Fire Department Salina | other | 181 |
| 6 | Lenexa Fire Department Lenexa | other | 169 |
| 7 | Montgomery County Rural Fire District Independence | other | 148 |
| 8 | Overland Park Fire Department Overland Park | other | 145 |
| 9 | Madison Rural Fire Department Madison | other | 143 |
| 10 | Sedgwick County Fire District1 Wichita | other | 136 |
Kansas operates 773 fire departments with 16,728 reported personnel across 105 counties. The organizational mix among the 510 department profiles listed on this page (station-level and training-facility rows excluded) is: 0 career (paid), 1 volunteer, and 0 combination. Volunteer staffing sits at 0% of departments statewide, a figure that typically correlates with population density, rural geography, and local tax capacity. EMS delivery is meaningful for residents: 47 of the listed profiles (9%) also run Emergency Medical Services in-house, while the rest rely on separate EMS agencies or county-level providers.
Risk and outcome data from USFA adds the human side of these structural numbers. Kansas records approximately 20,500 fires per year, leading to 45 fire deaths and 155 injuries annually. Reported property loss averages about $206M per year, which insurers fold into ISO Public Protection Classification scores and homeowners premiums. Those statewide totals are absorbed unevenly: dense metros tend to drive call volume and career staffing, while rural counties lean on volunteer crews covering large response districts with longer arrival times. The ranking position of #36 of 51 among peers (fire-death rate, safest first) reflects the interaction of these factors rather than any single metric.
For homeowners, insurers, journalists, and policy staff, this page is a starting point rather than a verdict. Reading department-by-department profiles reveals which jurisdictions carry the heaviest load (see the largest-by-personnel list above) and which counties have thinner coverage (browse the counties panel). Cross-referencing fire cause data, state fire codes, and FEMA AFG/SAFER grant history paints a fuller picture of where federal and state investment has flowed and where staffing gaps remain. All figures come directly from the HIFLD Open Data program (FEMA/DHS) and USFA published fire statistics; counts can lag real-world changes by 6 to 18 months and small volunteer departments are sometimes underreported, so treat single-department anomalies as cues to verify with the local agency.
Data from HIFLD Open Data and USFA published statistics. Coverage may vary.
Two USFA/HIFLD-derived peer sets for Kansas, each a different nationwide metric so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (county and department links above stay in-state).
Nearest other states by reported fire-service headcount (16,728 here).
Nearest other states by USFA annual fire totals (20,500 here).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every staffing, station, grant, and fire-incident figure on PlainFireData is rendered from HIFLD (DHS/CISA), USFA, and FEMA AFG public records, no number is typed in by an editor. This Kansas profile rolls HIFLD registry departments, USFA state fire statistics, and FEMA AFG awards for the same FIPS state. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.