Burnside Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Burnside Volunteer Fire Department

Burnside Volunteer Fire Department operates as a fire department in Burnside, within Pulaski County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, 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. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. 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.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Burnside Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $161,180 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.