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Forest Fire Department - Central Station

Oak Grove, LA · West Carroll County. Forest Fire Department - Central Station is a fire department 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
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Forest Fire Department - Central Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Louisiana average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
-8%
vs. Louisiana average

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
0/100
Forest Fire Department - Central Station

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
No station count on file for this department
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

Forest Fire Department - Central Station is a fire department serving Oak Grove, LA (West Carroll County) and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,410 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,410 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #193 of 342
  • 10 other listed departments in West Carroll County

Forest Fire Department - Central Station 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 62020 · Forest Fire Department - Central Station, LA 24 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,410
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Viola Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Viola Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every LA department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Oak Grove, LA
FDID
62020

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Forest Fire Department - Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #193 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,410 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 8% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

West Carroll County HIFLD mix around Forest Fire Department - Central Station

West Carroll County: 12 departments, 150 personnel (2 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 8% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Viola Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Kilbourne Volunteer Fire Department
Kilbourne · volunteer
Oak Grove Fire District
Oak Grove · other
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Nationwide departments near 24 personnel

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

Viola Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Alcester Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24 Genoa Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Forest Fire Department - Central Station have?

Forest Fire Department - Central Station has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% below the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,410 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #193 of 342 by personnel.

Does Forest Fire Department - Central Station provide EMS services?

Forest Fire Department - Central Station 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 Forest Fire Department - Central Station operate?

Station count data for Forest Fire Department - Central Station is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Forest Fire Department - Central Station?

Forest Fire Department - Central Station is a fire department serving West Carroll County, LA.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

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

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