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Albany Fire Department

Albany, KY · Clinton County. Albany Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Albany Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Kentucky 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Albany Fire Department

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
18 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
18 personnel · 1 station

Albany Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Albany, KY (Clinton County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,260 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,260 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #498 of 606
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Clinton County

Albany Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 27130 · Albany Fire Department, KY 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,260
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gonzales Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+ 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 KY department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Albany, KY
FDID
27130

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Albany Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #498 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,260 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Albany Fire Department carries 100.0% of Clinton County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (18 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department, CA 18 City Point Volunteer Fire Department, WI 18 Swayzee Fire Department, IN 18 Mill Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 18 Broadview Volunteer Fire Department, TN 18 Granite Fire Department, OK 18 Decherd Fire Department, TN 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Albany Fire Department have?

Albany Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,260 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #498 of 606 by personnel.

Does Albany Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Albany Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Albany Fire Department operate?

Albany Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Albany Fire Department?

Albany Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clinton County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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