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Brownsville Fire Department

Brownsville, KY · Edmonson County. Brownsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Brownsville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Brownsville 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 C
21 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
21 personnel · 1 station

Brownsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brownsville, KY (Edmonson County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,143 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,143 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #412 of 606
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Edmonson County

Brownsville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 31148 · Brownsville Fire Department, KY 21 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,143
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Placer County
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Placer County Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Brownsville, KY
FDID
31148

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Brownsville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #412 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,143 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Edmonson County HIFLD mix around Brownsville Fire Department

Edmonson County: 7 departments, 85 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Placer County Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bear Creek Fire Department
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Chaleybeate Fire Department
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Kyrock Fire Department
Sweeden · volunteer
Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department
Mammoth Cave · volunteer
Rocky Hill Fire Department
Rocky Hill · other
Wingfield Fire Department
Bowling Green · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Placer County Fire Department, CA 21 Nashville Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21 Dierks Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21 Ester Volunteer Fire Department, AK 21 Wallingford Fire Department, IA 21 Lizton-Union Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 21 Town of Campbell Volunteer Fire Department, WI 21 Meadow Valley Fire Protection District, CA 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brownsville Fire Department have?

Brownsville Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,143 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #412 of 606 by personnel.

Does Brownsville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Brownsville Fire Department operate?

Brownsville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brownsville Fire Department?

Brownsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Edmonson 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.