Department profile

Career (Paid)

City of Murray Fire

Murray, KY · Calloway County. City of Murray Fire is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

City of Murray Fire pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Kentucky average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+62%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations
$232,735
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
City of Murray Fire

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 D
17 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
34 personnel · 2 stations

City of Murray Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Murray, KY (Calloway County), with 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,293 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $232,735.

  • National personnel rank #8,293 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #166 of 606
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Calloway County

City of Murray Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 18078 · City of Murray Fire, KY 34 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,293
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Boca Grande
  • FEMA-LIGHT $233K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Boca Grande Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Murray, KY
FDID
18078

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO01595 $232,735

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How City of Murray Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #166 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,293 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 62% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

City of Murray Fire carries 28.1% of Calloway County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (121 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Boca Grande Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Calloway County Fire and Rescue
Murray · volunteer
Hazel Volunteer Fire Department
Hazel · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 34 personnel

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

Boca Grande Fire Department, FL 34 City of Highland Heights Fire Department, OH 34 Dunnstown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 34 Gaston Volunteer Fire Department, IN 34 North Reading Fire Department, MA 34 West Seneca Developmental Center, NY 34 Hanson Fire Department, MA 34 Hull Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, MA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Murray Fire have?

City of Murray Fire has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,293 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #166 of 606 by personnel.

Does City of Murray Fire provide EMS services?

City of Murray Fire 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 City of Murray Fire operate?

City of Murray Fire operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Murray Fire?

City of Murray Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Calloway County, KY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Murray Fire received federal grants?

Yes, City of Murray Fire has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $232,735 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.