Department profile

Volunteer

Ethel Volunteer Fire Department

Ethel, LA · East Feliciana County. Ethel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Ethel Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Louisiana average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+15%
vs. Louisiana 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Ethel 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 1 station

Ethel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ethel, LA (East Feliciana 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 #10,122 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,122 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #130 of 342
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in East Feliciana County

Ethel 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

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

Dispatch plate

Sheet 19002 · Ethel Volunteer Fire Department, LA 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,122
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hamburg
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hamburg Fire Department, NJ (+ 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 LA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ethel, LA
FDID
19002

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Ethel Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #130 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,122 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

East Feliciana County HIFLD mix around Ethel Volunteer Fire Department

East Feliciana County: 12 departments, 189 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Hamburg Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Jackson Volunteer Fire Department
Jackson · volunteer
Norwood Volunteer Fire Department
Norwood · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Hamburg Fire Department, NJ 30 Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Stanhope Fire Department, NJ 30 Waverly Volunteer Fire Department, VA 30 Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department, VA 30 Northwood Fire Department, ND 30 Watchung Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 30 Crosby Volunteer Fire Department, MN 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ethel Volunteer Fire Department have?

Ethel Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,122 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #130 of 342 by personnel.

Does Ethel Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Ethel Volunteer Fire Department 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 Ethel Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Ethel Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ethel Volunteer Fire Department?

Ethel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving East Feliciana County, LA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

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

Related guides

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