Department profile

Volunteer

Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department

Beattyville, KY · Lee County. Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kentucky average.

11th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$199,048
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
35/100
Beattyville and Lee County 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 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
$13,270 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 1 station

Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Beattyville, KY (Lee County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,948 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $199,048.

  • National personnel rank #19,948 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #557 of 606
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Lee County

Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 89% higher than 11% 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 65350 · Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department, KY 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,948
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tiawah
  • FEMA-LIGHT $199K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tiawah Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Beattyville, KY
FDID
65350

FEMA Grant History

$199K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-09983 $199,047.6

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #557 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,948 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department carries 26.8% of Lee County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (56 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tiawah Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Tiawah Fire Department, OK 15 Benton Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 15 Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department, OH 15 Isles of Capri Fire and Rescue, FL 15 Sobol Volunteer Fire Department, OK 15 Highway 250 Rural Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Parks Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Brady Lake Fire Department, OH 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department have?

Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,948 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #557 of 606 by personnel.

Does Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Beattyville and Lee County 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 Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department operate?

Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department?

Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lee County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Beattyville and Lee County Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $199,047.6 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.

Related guides

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