Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of West Monroe Fire Department

West Monroe, LA · Ouachita County. City of West Monroe Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of West Monroe Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Louisiana average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+42%
vs. Louisiana 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
33/100
City of West Monroe 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 D
18.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
37 personnel · 2 stations

City of West Monroe Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving West Monroe, LA (Ouachita County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,972 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,972 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #85 of 342
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Ouachita County

City of West Monroe Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 37020 · City of West Monroe Fire Department, LA 37 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,972
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ellwood City Volu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ellwood City Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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 LA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
West Monroe, LA
FDID
37020

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How City of West Monroe Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #85 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,972 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 42% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster fringe

City of West Monroe Fire Department is 8.8% of Ouachita County roster mass

The county lists 6 departments totaling 419 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ellwood City Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Monroe Fire Department
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Nationwide career peers near 37 personnel

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

Ellwood City Volunteer Fire Department, PA 37 New Beaver Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA 37 Ocotillo Wells Volunteer Fire Department, CA 37 Kotzebue Fire Department, AK 37 Mount Vernon Fire Department, OH 37 Zephyrhills Fire and Rescue, FL 37 North Ridgeville Fire Department, OH 37 City of Tulare Fire Department, CA 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of West Monroe Fire Department have?

City of West Monroe Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,972 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #85 of 342 by personnel.

Does City of West Monroe Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, City of West Monroe Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of West Monroe Fire Department operate?

City of West Monroe Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of West Monroe Fire Department?

City of West Monroe Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ouachita County, LA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 786 fire departments with 20,402 total personnel. 34% are volunteer departments.

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