Department profile

Volunteer

Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department

Cerulean, KY · Trigg County. Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kentucky average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-38%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Cerulean 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 F
13 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
13 personnel · 1 station

Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cerulean, KY (Trigg County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,036 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,036 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #592 of 606
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Trigg County

Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 B0715 · Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department, KY 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,036
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Athens Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 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
Cerulean, KY
FDID
B0715

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #592 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,036 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 38% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster fringe

Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department is 7.9% of Trigg County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 165 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cadiz Fire Department
Cadiz · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Bath Fire Protection District, IL 13 Belpre Township Fire Department, KS 13 Blossom Volunteer Fire Department, TX 13 Buchanan Fire Department, TX 13 Cedar Point Fire Department, IL 13 City of Lyford Volunteer Fire Department, TX 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,036 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #592 of 606 by personnel.

Does Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cerulean 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 Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department?

Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Trigg 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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