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Eunice Fire Department

Eunice, LA · St Landry County. Eunice Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 64 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.

64
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Eunice Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Louisiana average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+146%
vs. Louisiana average
3
stations
$663,636
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
43/100
Eunice 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 C
21.3 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
64 personnel · 3 stations

Eunice Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Eunice, LA (St Landry County), with 3 stations and 64 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,300 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $663,636.

  • National personnel rank #2,300 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #24 of 342
  • 4.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in St Landry County

Eunice Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

64 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 49010 · Eunice Fire Department, LA 64 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 64
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,300
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rincon Valley Fir…
  • FEMA-MID $664K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rincon Valley Fire Protection District - Bellevue Station, CA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Eunice, LA
FDID
49010

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06529 $663,636

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Eunice Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #24 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,300 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 146% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

St Landry County HIFLD mix around Eunice Fire Department

St Landry County: 23 departments, 498 personnel (6 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 52% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 64 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rincon Valley Fire Protection District - Bellevue Station, CA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 64 personnel

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

Rincon Valley Fire Protection District - Bellevue Station, CA 64 Sylvania Township Fire Department, OH 64 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company / Plainfield Township Ambulance Corps, PA 64 Rockledge Fire Company, PA 64 Heath Fire Department, OH 64 Hermitage Fire Department Incorporated, PA 64 Suedberg Community Fire Company, PA 64 Vincennes Township Fire Department, IN 64

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eunice Fire Department have?

Eunice Fire Department has 64 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 146% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,300 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #24 of 342 by personnel.

Does Eunice Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Eunice Fire Department operate?

Eunice Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Eunice Fire Department?

Eunice Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St Landry County, LA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Eunice Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Eunice Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $663,636 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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