Department profile

Volunteer

Cave City Volunteer Fire Department

Cave City, KY · Barren County. Cave City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cave City Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$231,800
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
49/100
Cave City Volunteer 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
28 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$8,279 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Cave City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cave City, KY (Barren County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,377 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $231,800.

  • National personnel rank #11,377 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #245 of 606
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Barren County

Cave City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 05014 · Cave City Volunteer Fire Department, KY 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,377
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of DE Soto F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $232K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of DE Soto Fire and Rescue, MO (+ 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
Cave City, KY
FDID
05014

FEMA Grant History

$232K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV02294 $231,800

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Cave City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #245 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,377 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Barren County HIFLD mix around Cave City Volunteer Fire Department

Barren County: 13 departments, 184 personnel (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 62% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of DE Soto Fire and Rescue, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Glascow Fire Department
Glasgow · other
Glasgow Fire Department
Glasgow · career
Haywood Fire Department
Glasgow · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

City of DE Soto Fire and Rescue, MO 28 Sea Isle City Fire Department, NJ 28 Valley Springs Fire Department, AR 28 Harrison Township Fire Department, MI 28 Asbury Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Harmon Fire Department, AR 28 Murphys Fire Protection District, CA 28 Bottineau Fire Department, ND 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cave City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cave City Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,377 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #245 of 606 by personnel.

Does Cave City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cave City Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Cave City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cave City Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cave City Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cave City Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cave City Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $231,800 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.