Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Bunkie Fire Department

Bunkie, LA · Avoyelles County. Bunkie Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 40%
national personnel size
+23%
vs. Louisiana average
1
station
$258,076
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Bunkie 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 B
32 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
32 personnel · 1 station

Bunkie Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bunkie, LA (Avoyelles County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,980 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $258,076.

  • National personnel rank #8,980 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #111 of 342
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Avoyelles County

Bunkie Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 05005 · Bunkie Fire Department, LA 32 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #8,980
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cape May
  • FEMA-LIGHT $258K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cape May Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Bunkie, LA
FDID
05005

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05804 $258,076.19

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Bunkie Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #111 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,980 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 23% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster fringe

Bunkie Fire Department is 9.0% of Avoyelles County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 357 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 82% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cape May Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Effie Volunteer Fire Department
Center Point · other
Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department
Evergreen · volunteer
Fifth Ward Volunteer Fire Department
Marksville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Cape May Fire Department, NJ 32 Kimballton City Fire Department, IA 32 Cattaraugus Volunteer Fire District, NY 32 Sylva Volunteer Fire Department, NC 32 Bergman Fire, AR 32 West Helena Valley Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32 Glouster Fire Department, OH 32 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Incorporated, OH 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bunkie Fire Department have?

Bunkie Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,980 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #111 of 342 by personnel.

Does Bunkie Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bunkie Fire Department operate?

Bunkie Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bunkie Fire Department?

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

Has Bunkie Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bunkie Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $258,076.19 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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