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Baskin Volunteer Fire Department

Baskin, LA · Franklin County. Baskin Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Baskin Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Louisiana average.

8th pct.
national personnel size
-46%
vs. Louisiana average
$446,402
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
79/100
Baskin 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$31,886 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
14 personnel

Baskin Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Baskin, LA (Franklin County) and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,634 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $446,402.

  • National personnel rank #20,634 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #302 of 342
  • 5 other listed departments in Franklin County

Baskin Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 21001 · Baskin Volunteer Fire Department, LA 14 personnel

PERS-MICRO · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,634
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ross
  • FEMA-LIGHT $446K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ross Fire Department, CA (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every LA department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Baskin, LA
FDID
21001

FEMA Grant History

$446K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FR00002 $446,402

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Baskin Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #302 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,634 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 46% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

Franklin County HIFLD mix around Baskin Volunteer Fire Department

Franklin County: 6 departments, 94 personnel (1 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Nearby Departments

Crowville Volunteer Fire Department
Winnsboro · volunteer
All LA departments →

Nationwide departments near 14 personnel

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

Ross Fire Department, CA 14 Florahome-Grandin Fire Department, FL 14 Silver City Volunteer Fire Department, OK 14 Castle Valley Fire Department, UT 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Baskin Volunteer Fire Department have?

Baskin Volunteer Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% below the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,634 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #302 of 342 by personnel.

Does Baskin Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Baskin 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 Baskin Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Baskin Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Baskin Volunteer Fire Department?

Baskin Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Franklin County, LA.

Has Baskin Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Baskin Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $446,402 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.