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Campbellsville Fire Department

Campbellsville, KY · Taylor County. Campbellsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Campbellsville Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+181%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$1,413,126
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Campbellsville 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 A
59 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 B
$23,951 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
59 personnel · 1 station

Campbellsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Campbellsville, KY (Taylor County), with 1 station and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,749 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,413,126.

  • National personnel rank #2,749 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #44 of 606
  • 1.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Taylor County

Campbellsville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 A8557 · Campbellsville Fire Department, KY 59 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,749
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Genoa-Kingston Fi…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
Campbellsville, KY
FDID
A8557

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FR-0035 $1,413,126

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Campbellsville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #44 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,749 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 181% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Campbellsville Fire Department carries 59.6% of Taylor County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (99 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Taylor County Fire Department
Campbellsville · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 59 personnel

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

Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District, IL 59 Great Bend Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, KS 59 Mansfield Fire Department, TX 59 North Highline Fire District, WA 59 Gilford Fire Rescue Department, NH 59 Delphos Fire and Rescue, OH 59 Troutville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 59 Flint Township Fire Department, MI 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Campbellsville Fire Department have?

Campbellsville Fire Department has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 181% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,749 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #44 of 606 by personnel.

Does Campbellsville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Campbellsville Fire Department operate?

Campbellsville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Campbellsville Fire Department?

Campbellsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Taylor County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Campbellsville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Campbellsville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,413,126 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.