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Bourbon County Fire Department

Paris, KY · Bourbon County. Bourbon County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 49%
national personnel size
+38%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Bourbon 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 F
14.5 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
29 personnel · 2 stations

Bourbon County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Paris, KY (Bourbon County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,943 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,943 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #230 of 606
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Bourbon County

Bourbon County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 09036 · Bourbon County Fire Department, KY 29 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,943
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Desert Hills
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Desert Hills Fire Department, AZ (+ 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
Paris, KY
FDID
09036

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Bourbon County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #230 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,943 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Bourbon County HIFLD mix around Bourbon County Fire Department

Bourbon County: 10 departments, 137 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 70% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Desert Hills Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Millersburg Fire and Rescue
Millersburg · other
Paris Fire Department
Paris · other
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Desert Hills Fire Department, AZ 29 Smithville Fire Department, NY 29 Broadus Volunteer Fire Department, MT 29 Bellview Volunteer Fire Department, FL 29 Eastern District Fire and Rescue, GA 29 Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department, FL 29 Hardin Fire Protection District, MO 29 Winslow Fire Department, AZ 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bourbon County Fire Department have?

Bourbon County Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,943 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #230 of 606 by personnel.

Does Bourbon County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bourbon County Fire Department operate?

Bourbon County Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bourbon County Fire Department?

Bourbon County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bourbon 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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