Department profile

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Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department

Baldwin, LA · St Mary County. Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

60
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Louisiana average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+131%
vs. Louisiana 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
93/100
Baldwin 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 A
60 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
60 personnel · 1 station

Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Baldwin, LA (St Mary County), with 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,552 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,552 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #29 of 342
  • 1.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in St Mary County

Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 51005 · Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, LA 60 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,552
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fremont Volunteer…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fremont Volunteer Fire Company, NY (+ 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 LA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Baldwin, LA
FDID
51005

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #29 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,552 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 131% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

St Mary County HIFLD mix around Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department

St Mary County: 14 departments, 342 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fremont Volunteer Fire Company, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Amelia Volunteer Fire Department
Morgan City · other
Chitimacha Fire Protection
Charenton · volunteer
Four Corners Volunteer Fire Department
Jeanerette · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Fremont Volunteer Fire Company, NY 60 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department, NY 60 Howard Volunteer Fire Department, NY 60 Kennan-Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department, WI 60 Border City Fire Department, NY 60 Matamoras Fire Department, PA 60 New Boston Fire Department, NH 60 Bloomington Township Department of Fire and Rescue, IN 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department have?

Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 131% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,552 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #29 of 342 by personnel.

Does Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Baldwin 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 Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department?

Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St Mary County, LA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 786 fire departments with 20,402 total personnel. 34% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.