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Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville

Whitesville, KY · Daviess County. Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
+5%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville

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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville is a Volunteer department serving Whitesville, KY (Daviess County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,556 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,556 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #388 of 606
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Daviess County

Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 30146 · Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville, KY 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,556
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Patterson Creek V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Patterson Creek Volunteer Fire Company, WV (+ 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
Whitesville, KY
FDID
30146

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #388 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,556 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Daviess County HIFLD mix around Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville

Daviess County: 8 departments, 211 personnel (4 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Patterson Creek Volunteer Fire Company, WV (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Owensboro Fire Department
Owensboro · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Patterson Creek Volunteer Fire Company, WV 22 Senecaville Fire Department, OH 22 East Central Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Village of Choudrant Volunteer Fire Department, LA 22 Power Volunteer Fire Department, MT 22 New Jasper Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 22 Park City Rural Fire District / Park City Volunteer Fire Department, MT 22 Oil Trough Fire Department, AR 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville have?

Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,556 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #388 of 606 by personnel.

Does Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville provide EMS services?

Yes, Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville operate?

Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville?

Daviess County Fire Department - Whitesville is a Volunteer department serving Daviess 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.

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