County profile
Harlan County, KY 16 departments
16 HIFLD departments in Harlan County, Kentucky - coverage desk and roster table below.
Harlan County, KY is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 16 departments (0 career / 10 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 219 personnel, #28 of 120 in-state.
- Personnel rank #28 of 120 in Kentucky
- 6.39 stations per 100 personnel
- 14% of roster in Lynch Volunteer Fire Department
- 15 of 16 depts provide EMS
- 16 of 981 Kentucky departments statewide
Fire Departments in Harlan County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| Benham Fire Department Cumberland · EMS | other | - |
| Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department Bledsoe · EMS | volunteer | 27 |
| Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department Putney · EMS | other | - |
| City of Harlan Fire Department Harlan · EMS | volunteer | 25 |
| Cumberland Fire Department Cumberland · EMS | volunteer | 16 |
| Evarts Fire Department Evarts · EMS | volunteer | 24 |
| Harlan County Rural Fire Department Harlan · EMS | other | - |
| Lower Cloverfork Fire Department Closplint · EMS | volunteer | 15 |
| Loyall Fire Department Baxter · EMS | volunteer | 28 |
| Lynch Volunteer Fire Department Cumberland · EMS | volunteer | 31 |
| Martins Fork Volunteer Fire Department Cawood | volunteer | 12 |
| Putney Fire Department Putney · EMS | volunteer | 15 |
| Sunshine Volunteer Fire Department Harlan · EMS | other | - |
| Upper Cloverfork Fire Department Holmes Mill · EMS | other | - |
| Wallins Volunteer Fire Department Wallins Creek · EMS | other | - |
| Yocum Creek Volunteer Fire Department Evarts · EMS | volunteer | 26 |
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (16 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 0 career, 10 volunteer, 0 combination (63% volunteer).
6.39 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (14 stations / 219 roster).
Largest book: Lynch Volunteer Fire Department holds 14% of county personnel (31 of 219).
Photo-finish peer: Kosciusko County, IN (+0 personnel).
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Harlan County, KY? ▼
Harlan County, KY has 16 fire departments with available federal data. 10 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #28 of 120 among Kentucky counties with at least one listed department.
Are Harlan County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 10 of 16 departments (63%) in Harlan County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Harlan County? ▼
Harlan County has 219 total fire department personnel across 16 departments. The average per department is 14, which is 33% below the Kentucky average.
Does Harlan County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes - 17 departments in Harlan County provide EMS services.
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Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Harlan County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.