Department profile

Volunteer

Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department

Houma, LA · Terrebonne County. Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Louisiana average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Louisiana 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Bayou Black 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
13 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
26 personnel · 2 stations

Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Houma, LA (Terrebonne County), with 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,398 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,398 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #164 of 342
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Terrebonne County

Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 55060 · Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department, LA 26 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,398
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oronoco Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oronoco Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Houma, LA
FDID
55060

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #164 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,398 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster fringe

Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department is 4.9% of Terrebonne County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 532 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 67% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oronoco Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bourg Volunteer Fire Department
Bourg · volunteer
All LA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Oronoco Volunteer Fire Department, MN 26 Selmer Fire Department, TN 26 Okmulgee Fire Department, OK 26 Gilchrist County Fire and Rescue, FL 26 Loganville Area Fire Department, WI 26 Chickasaw Fire Department, OH 26 Acosta Volunteer Fire Department, PA 26 New Baltimore and Area Volunteer Fire Department, PA 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,398 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #164 of 342 by personnel.

Does Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bayou Black 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 Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department?

Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Terrebonne 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.