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Franklin Fire Department

Franklin, LA · St Mary County. Franklin Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Franklin Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Louisiana average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
+19%
vs. Louisiana average
1
station

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Franklin 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 B
31 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
31 personnel · 1 station

Franklin Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Franklin, LA (St Mary County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,561 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,561 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #118 of 342
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in St Mary County

Franklin Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 51030 · Franklin Fire Department, LA 31 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morral-Salt Rock…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Morral-Salt Rock Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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 LA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Franklin, LA
FDID
51030

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Franklin Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #118 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,561 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster fringe

Franklin Fire Department is 9.1% of St Mary County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 342 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Morral-Salt Rock Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Amelia Volunteer Fire Department
Morgan City · other
Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department
Baldwin · volunteer
Chitimacha Fire Protection
Charenton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Morral-Salt Rock Township Fire Department, OH 31 Peru Fire Department, IN 31 Macclenny Fire Department, FL 31 Spencer Community Fire District, OH 31 Erhart Volunteer Fire and Rescue, OH 31 Great River Fire Department, NY 31 Bennett Valley Fire Protection District, CA 31 Sea Ranch Volunteer Fire Department - South Station, CA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Franklin Fire Department have?

Franklin Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,561 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #118 of 342 by personnel.

Does Franklin Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Franklin Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Franklin Fire Department operate?

Franklin Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Franklin Fire Department?

Franklin Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St Mary County, LA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

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

Related guides

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