Fort Polk Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Fort Polk Fire Department

Fort Polk Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Fort Polk, within Vernon County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 53 total personnel, 3 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Louisiana has 786 registered fire departments and 20,402 total personnel, averaging roughly 26 staff per department. Fort Polk Fire Department runs 104% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 30,300 fires, 96 fire deaths, and 34% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.