High Ridge Fire Protection District

What High Ridge Fire Protection District does

High Ridge Fire Protection District is a public fire protection district organized under Missouri state law, serving residents and businesses within an exclusive 96-square-mile service territory in Northeast Jefferson County, approximately 30 miles southwest of St. Louis. Established in 1941 and operating since as a non-profit governmental entity, the district is governed by an elected board of directors and funded primarily through property taxes and voter-approved levies, with ancillary fee income from commercial occupancy inspections, multi-family inspections, new construction permits, fireworks permits, food truck inspections, and fire report requests (the latter at $10 per request via Stripe plus a $3 processing fee).

The district's operational core is a network of four fire stations — Station #1 (headquarters, High Ridge, built 2001), Station #2 (Murphy, 1979/renovated 2004), Station #3 (Byrnes Mill, 2009), and Station #4 (House Springs, 2002) — staffed by 30 full-time and 20 part-time firefighters, all minimum EMT qualified with a growing complement of paramedics. The apparatus fleet includes a ladder/quint, a 2,500-gallon tanker, multiple rescue pumpers, EMS/brush trucks, and two rescue boats, supporting an annual call volume of approximately 2,500 incidents that span fire suppression, EMS response, vehicle extrication, and water rescue. The district also operates a Project Lifesaver program (via the Tri-County Training Consortium partnership) that has executed over 3,600 searches with no serious injuries or fatalities reported.

Beyond emergency response, the district runs a substantial community safety and education portfolio: AHA-certified CPR classes, a smoke detector program, a car seat safety inspection and installation program, Project Lifesaver for cognitively at-risk individuals, and recurring events including the 13th annual Firehouse 5K for Autism (which has cumulatively raised over $37,000), American Red Cross blood drives, a 'Rescue the Firefighter on the Roof' MDA fundraiser, a Breakfast with the Easter Bunny event, and a new Jefferson County Health Department Mobile Health Center for primary care screenings. The technology stack supporting these operations is commodity civic infrastructure: Stripe for fee processing, Google Calendar/iCalendar/Outlook 365 for event distribution, OpenStreetMap/Leaflet for the district map, and Instagram/X for community outreach.

Name

High Ridge Fire Protection District

Legal name

High Ridge Fire District

Website

https://highridgefire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Short description

High Ridge Fire Protection District is a Missouri public fire protection district serving Northeast Jefferson County with fire suppression, EMS, rescue, inspections, and community safety education across 96 square miles, funded by property taxes and operating four fire stations with 50 firefighters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Fire and EMS Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Prevention, Inspection & Code Enforcement (Life Safety) (BPAIAGAL), Fire Alarm Monitoring & Dispatch (BPAKAFAC)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Fire inspection permits
• Search and rescue
• Community safety education

Headquarters

HQ city

High Ridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Fire Protection Services: Government-funded fire protection and emergency medical services provided to residents of the district. Funded through tax revenue and government appropriations.
2. Fire Inspection and Permit Fees: Fees collected for commercial occupancy inspections, multi-family occupancy inspections, new construction permits, fireworks permits, food truck inspections, and fire report record requests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

High Ridge Fire Protection District is a Missouri-chartered public fire protection district that delivers 24/7 fire suppression, emergency medical services, vehicle extrication, water rescue, and technical rescue across approximately 96 square miles of northeast Jefferson County from four fire stations, handling roughly 2,500 calls per year. In addition to emergency response, the District performs fire-code inspections (commercial occupancy, multi-family, new construction, food truck), issues fireworks and sprinkler permits, and runs community safety programs including AHA CPR classes, Project Lifesaver, car seat safety, and smoke detector installation.

Product overview

High Ridge Fire Protection District operates as a public safety organization providing emergency response and community services. The district staffs four fire stations with 30 full-time and 20 part-time firefighters responding to approximately 2,500 calls per year. The service portfolio includes: emergency fire and EMS response; safety education programs (AHA CPR Classes, Smoke Detector Program, Carseat Safety Program, Project Lifesaver for vulnerable individuals); inspection and permitting services (commercial occupancy, multi-family, new construction, fireworks, food trucks, sprinkler systems); community events (Firehouse 5K for Autism, Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Blood Drives, Mobile Health Center visits); and administrative services (fire report records). The district also offers downloadable children's educational materials and partners with organizations like the American Red Cross and Jefferson County Health Department for community outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression and Emergency Response

Quantifiable outcome

• Responds to average 2,500 calls per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tri-County Training Consortium Fire DistrictscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through which HRFD offers Project Lifesaver to residents. Project Lifesaver is a comprehensive program utilizing specialized equipment and training to quickly locate and rescue at-risk individuals with cognitive disorders including Alzheimer's, Autism, and Down syndrome.
• American Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular blood drives hosted at High Ridge Fire District Station #1, with code HighRidgeFireDept used for scheduling donations on redcrossblood.org.
• Jefferson County Health DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Van mobile health services hosted at headquarters providing blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol screenings; acute and chronic care; sports physicals; and community resource referrals.
• Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual MDA fundraiser events including the 'Rescue the Firefighter on the Roof' fundraiser at McDonald's to support individuals and families living with muscular dystrophy while funding research and life-changing programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Eureka Fire Protection District: Jefferson County, Missouri fire protection district serving a mix of suburban and rural areas similar to HRFD's footprint. Directly comparable geographic profile and tax-funded operating model within the same county.
• Kirkwood Fire Department: Municipal fire department in the St. Louis metro providing comparable fire suppression, EMS, and community safety services. While municipally operated rather than a fire district, it serves a similar suburban customer base with overlapping service lines.
• West County EMS & Fire Protection District: Adjacent St. Louis County fire and EMS protection district with overlapping service philosophy and similar tax-funded, multi-station operating model. Directly comparable in terms of suburban jurisdiction, EMS emphasis, and community-education programming.
• Mehlville Fire Protection District: St. Louis-area Missouri fire protection district providing fire suppression, EMS, and community safety services to a comparable suburban district. Operates under the same Missouri fire district legal framework with similar tax-based funding, making it a closely comparable peer for HRFD.
• Monarch Fire Protection District: Missouri fire protection district in the St. Louis metro providing comparable fire/EMS response and prevention services. Shares HRFD's statutory framework, tax-based funding, and community-outreach orientation.
• Pattonville Fire Protection District: St. Louis County fire protection district operating under the same Missouri statutory model with similar suburban service territory and EMS/fire combination services. Highly comparable in scale and operating approach.
• Affton Fire Protection District: St. Louis-area fire protection district serving a similar suburban community with fire suppression, EMS, and fire prevention services. Comparable in size, governance structure, and reliance on property-tax funding within a defined service territory.
• Metro West Fire Protection District: St. Louis metro fire protection district covering multiple municipalities with fire, EMS, and rescue services. Comparable in jurisdictional structure, funding model, and service breadth to HRFD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/highridgefire
• Instagraminstagram.com/highridgefire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/highridgefire

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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