Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department

Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Bledsoe, within Harlan County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 27 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Kentucky has 981 registered fire departments and 20,700 total personnel, averaging roughly 21 staff per department. Bledsoe Volunteer Fire Department runs 29% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 31,100 fires, 93 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.