Department profile

Career (Paid)

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department

Erlanger, KY · Boone County. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 59 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

59
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport 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
2
stations

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
66/100
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport 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
29.5 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
59 personnel · 2 stations

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Erlanger, KY (Boone County), with 2 stations and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,755 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,755 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #45 of 606
  • 3.39 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Boone County

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport 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 08029 · Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department, KY 59 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #2,755
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Rowan
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Rowan Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Erlanger, KY
FDID
08029

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #45 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,755 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 181% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Boone County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.39 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Rowan Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Boone County Water Rescue
Burlington · other
Burlington Fire Department
Burlington · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 59 personnel

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

West Rowan Fire Department, NC 59 Lumberton Fire Department, NC 59 Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department, VA 59 Jamestown Fire Department, NY 59 Creve Coeur Fire Protection District, MO 59 Lagrange Fire Department, GA 59 Cartersville Fire Department, GA 59 North Highline Fire District, WA 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department have?

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport 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 #2,755 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #45 of 606 by personnel.

Does Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department operate?

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department?

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Boone County, KY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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