Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Dover Volunteer Fire Department

Dover, KY · Mason County. Dover Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Dover Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$190,000
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Dover 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 B
30 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 D
$6,333 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Dover Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dover, KY (Mason County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,069 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $190,000.

  • National personnel rank #10,069 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #215 of 606
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Mason County

Dover Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 81412 · Dover Volunteer Fire Department, KY 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rollinsford
  • FEMA-LIGHT $190K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rollinsford Fire Department, NH (+ 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
Dover, KY
FDID
81412

FEMA Grant History

$190K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV01224 $190,000

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Dover Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #215 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,069 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Mason County HIFLD mix around Dover Volunteer Fire Department

Mason County: 9 departments, 145 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rollinsford Fire Department, NH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Lewisburg Volunteer Fire Department
Maysville · volunteer
Mayslick Volunteer Fire Department
Mayslick · volunteer
Maysville Fire Department
Maysville · career
Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Department
Maysville · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Rollinsford Fire Department, NH 30 Auburn Fire Department, IA 30 Princeton Fire Department, IA 30 Forest Lake Fire Department, MN 30 Saint Paul Park Fire Department, MN 30 Avoca Volunteer Fire Department, TN 30 Panama/Washington Township Fire and Rescue, IA 30 Perrysville Volunteer Fire Department, IN 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dover Volunteer Fire Department have?

Dover Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,069 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #215 of 606 by personnel.

Does Dover Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Dover Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Dover Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Dover Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dover Volunteer Fire Department?

Dover Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mason County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Dover Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Dover Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $190,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.