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Eli Volunteer Fire Department

Russell Springs, KY · Russell County. Eli Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 32%
national personnel size
+71%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$428,571
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
66/100
Eli 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
36 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 C
$11,905 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Eli Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Russell Springs, KY (Russell County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,284 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $428,571.

  • National personnel rank #7,284 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #149 of 606
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Russell County

Eli Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 A3803 · Eli Volunteer Fire Department, KY 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,284
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bellaire
  • FEMA-LIGHT $429K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bellaire Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Russell Springs, KY
FDID
A3803

FEMA Grant History

$429K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-09216 $428,571.42

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Eli Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #149 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,284 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 71% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Eli Volunteer Fire Department carries 66.7% of Russell County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (54 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bellaire Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Jamestown Fire Department
Jamestown · volunteer
Russell Springs Fire Department
Russell Springs · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Bellaire Fire Department, TX 36 Bingham Volunteer Fire Department, ME 36 Bleiblerville Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 36 Bowie Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, TX 36 Central Stickney Fire Protection District, IL 36 Clarksville Fire and Rescue, TX 36 Colona Community Fire Protection District, IL 36 Crete Township Fire Protection District, IL 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eli Volunteer Fire Department have?

Eli Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,284 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #149 of 606 by personnel.

Does Eli Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Eli Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Eli Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Eli Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Eli Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Eli Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $428,571.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.