Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service

Fort Thomas, KY · Campbell County. Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$612,403
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
56/100
Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service

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 D
20 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 B
$30,620 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department serving Fort Thomas, KY (Campbell County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,045 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $612,403.

  • National personnel rank #17,045 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #453 of 606
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Campbell County

Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 19085 · Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service, KY 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,045
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Swartswood Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $612K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Swartswood Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Fort Thomas, KY
FDID
19085

FEMA Grant History

$612K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00903 $612,403

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #453 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,045 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster fringe

Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service is 4.3% of Campbell County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 469 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Alexandria Fire District
Alexandria · volunteer
Central Campbell County Fire District
Cold Spring · volunteer
Newport Fire Department 2
Newport · other
All KY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 20 personnel

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

Swartswood Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 20 Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, MD 20 Kellyville Volunteer Fire Department, OK 20 Fort Benton Volunteer Fire Department, MT 20 South Metro Fire Department, MN 20 Nickelsville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 20 Reno Airport Authority Fire Department, NV 20 Lynn Haven Fire Department, FL 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service have?

Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,045 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #453 of 606 by personnel.

Does Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service provide EMS services?

Yes, Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service operate?

Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service?

Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department serving Campbell County, KY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service received federal grants?

Yes, Fort Thomas Fire Department and Ambulance Service has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $612,403 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 Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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