Department profile

Volunteer

Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department

Lucas, KY · Barren County. Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations
$207,619
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
24/100
Austin Tracy Volunteer 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 F
10 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$10,381 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 2 stations

Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lucas, KY (Barren County), with 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,669 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $207,619.

  • National personnel rank #16,669 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #442 of 606
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Barren County

Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 05720 · Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department, KY 20 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,669
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clam Union Townsh…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $208K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clam Union Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Lucas, KY
FDID
05720

FEMA Grant History

$208K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05322 $207,619.04

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #442 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,669 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Barren County HIFLD mix around Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department

Barren County: 13 departments, 184 personnel (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 62% of departments. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clam Union Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Clam Union Township Fire Department, MI 20 McBain Community Fire Department, MI 20 Hurtsboro Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 Meadville Community Fire Department, MO 20 Linneus Fire Protection District, MO 20 London Maybee Raisinville Volunteer Fire Department, MI 20 Mills Township Fire Department, MI 20 East Randolph County Fire Department, AL 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department have?

Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,669 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #442 of 606 by personnel.

Does Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $207,619.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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