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Farmers Volunteer Fire Department

Morehead, KY · Rowan County. Farmers Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Farmers Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Farmers 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 F
12 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
24 personnel · 2 stations

Farmers Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Morehead, KY (Rowan County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,397 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,397 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #333 of 606
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Rowan County

Farmers Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 A2861 · Farmers Volunteer Fire Department, KY 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,397
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 134th Ces/Cef Ten…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+ 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
Morehead, KY
FDID
A2861

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Farmers Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #333 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,397 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster fringe

Farmers Volunteer Fire Department is 9.1% of Rowan County roster mass

The county lists 7 departments totaling 265 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 43% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Elliotville Fire Department
Morehead · volunteer
Morehead Fire Department
Morehead · volunteer
Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department
Morehead · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN 24 Altoona Fire Department, KS 24 Andover Fire and Rescue, KS 24 Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District, IL 24 Aransas Pass Fire Department, TX 24 Ashland Volunteer Fire Department, IL 24 Austonio Volunteer Fire Department, TX 24 Canton Volunteer Fire Department, ME 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Farmers Volunteer Fire Department have?

Farmers Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,397 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #333 of 606 by personnel.

Does Farmers Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Farmers 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 Farmers Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Farmers Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Farmers Volunteer Fire Department?

Farmers Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rowan 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.

Related guides

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