Department profile

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Fulton City Fire Department

Fulton, KY · Fulton County. Fulton City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fulton City Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$486,850
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Fulton City 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
29 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 C
$16,788 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Fulton City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fulton, KY (Fulton County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,044 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $486,850.

  • National personnel rank #11,044 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #233 of 606
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Fulton County

Fulton City Fire Department 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 38174 · Fulton City Fire Department, KY 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,044
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walnut Ridge
  • FEMA-LIGHT $487K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Walnut Ridge Fire Department, AR (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Fulton, KY
FDID
38174

FEMA Grant History

$487K
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FR-0022 $486,850

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Fulton City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #233 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,044 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Fulton City Fire Department carries 25.2% of Fulton County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (115 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Walnut Ridge Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cayce Volunteer Fire Department
Fulton · volunteer
Hickman Volunteer Fire Department
Hickman · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Walnut Ridge Fire Department, AR 29 Parish Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 29 Arapahoe Volunteer Fire Department, NE 29 Cetronia Fire Department, PA 29 Barney Fire Protection District, ND 29 Mokelumne Rural Fire Department, CA 29 Church Hill Fire Department, TN 29 Marietta Fire Department, MN 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fulton City Fire Department have?

Fulton City Fire Department 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 #11,044 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #233 of 606 by personnel.

Does Fulton City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fulton City Fire Department operate?

Fulton City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fulton City Fire Department?

Fulton City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fulton County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Fulton City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fulton City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $486,850 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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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