Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Barbourville Fire Department

Barbourville, KY · Knox County. Barbourville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Barbourville Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
+48%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations

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
23/100
Barbourville 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
15.5 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
31 personnel · 2 stations

Barbourville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Barbourville, KY (Knox County), with 2 stations and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,457 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,457 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #200 of 606
  • 6.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Knox County

Barbourville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 61330 · Barbourville Fire Department, KY 31 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,457
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kamiah Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kamiah Volunteer Fire Department, ID (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Barbourville, KY
FDID
61330

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Barbourville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #200 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,457 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 48% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Knox County HIFLD mix around Barbourville Fire Department

Knox County: 11 departments, 148 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 27% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kamiah Volunteer Fire Department, ID (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Artemus Volunteer Fire Department
Artemus · volunteer
Bailey Switch Fire Department
Barbourville · volunteer
East Knox Fire Department
Flat Lick · other
Little Poplar Creek Fire Department
Bryants Store · volunteer
Richland Fire Department
Cannon · other
West Knox Fire Department
Corbin · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Kamiah Volunteer Fire Department, ID 31 Harris Corners Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NY 31 Cleary Volunteer Fire Department, MS 31 New Sharon Volunteer Fire Department, IA 31 Madisonville Fire Department, TN 31 Stetsonville Volunteer Fire Department, WI 31 Owen Valley Fire Territory, IN 31 Knoxville Township Rural Fire Department, IA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Barbourville Fire Department have?

Barbourville Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,457 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #200 of 606 by personnel.

Does Barbourville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Barbourville Fire Department operate?

Barbourville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Barbourville Fire Department?

Barbourville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Knox 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.

Related guides

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