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Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station

Morgantown, KY · Butler County. Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+38%
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
19/100
Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main 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 F
14.5 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
29 personnel · 2 stations

Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station is a Volunteer department serving Morgantown, KY (Butler County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,038 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,038 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #232 of 606
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Butler County

Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 16834 · Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station, KY 29 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bangor Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bangor Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Morgantown, KY
FDID
16834

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #232 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,038 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Butler County HIFLD mix around Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station

Butler County: 7 departments, 121 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 29% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bangor Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Morgantown Volunteer Fire Department
Morgantown · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Bangor Volunteer Fire Department, NY 29 Brushton Volunteer Fire Department, NY 29 Gresham Rural Fire and Rescue, NE 29 Bainville Rural Fire District, MT 29 Gila Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, NM 29 Boxborough Fire Department, MA 29 Dillon Fire Department, SC 29 Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department, WV 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station have?

Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,038 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #232 of 606 by personnel.

Does Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station provide EMS services?

Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main 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 Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station operate?

Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station?

Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department Main Station is a Volunteer department serving Butler 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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