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Broussard Fire Department

Broussard, LA · Lafayette County. Broussard Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Broussard Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Louisiana average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+54%
vs. Louisiana average
2
stations
$172,333
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
27/100
Broussard 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
20 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 F
$4,308 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 2 stations

Broussard Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Broussard, LA (Lafayette County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,897 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $172,333.

  • National personnel rank #5,897 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #64 of 342
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Lafayette County

Broussard Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 50003 · Broussard Fire Department, LA 40 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,897
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fayette Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $172K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fayette Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Broussard, LA
FDID
50003

FEMA Grant History

$172K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06077 $172,333.33

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Broussard Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #64 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,897 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster fringe

Broussard Fire Department is 8.8% of Lafayette County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 455 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 53% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fayette Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Carencro City Fire Department
Carencro · volunteer
Lafayette Fire Department
Lafayette · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Fayette Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Ceres Emergency Services, CA 40 New Bloomfield Fire and Emergency Medical Services, PA 40 Park Falls Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 Lavalette Volunteer Fire Department, WV 40 Buckhannon Fire Department 1, WV 40 Hatton Fire Protection District / Hatton Fire Department, ND 40 Upper Augusta Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Broussard Fire Department have?

Broussard Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,897 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #64 of 342 by personnel.

Does Broussard Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Broussard Fire Department operate?

Broussard Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Broussard Fire Department?

Broussard Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lafayette County, LA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Broussard Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Broussard Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $172,333.33 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.