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Gilbertsville Fire Department

Gilbertsville, KY · Marshall County. Gilbertsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gilbertsville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

30th pct.
national personnel size
+5%
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
9/100
Gilbertsville 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 F
11 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
22 personnel · 2 stations

Gilbertsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gilbertsville, KY (Marshall County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,636 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,636 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #391 of 606
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Marshall County

Gilbertsville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 70% higher than 30% 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 79402 · Gilbertsville Fire Department, KY 22 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,636
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Plainview Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Plainview Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Gilbertsville, KY
FDID
79402

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Gilbertsville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #391 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,636 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Marshall County HIFLD mix around Gilbertsville Fire Department

Marshall County: 16 departments, 192 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Plainview Volunteer Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Aurora-Ross Fire District
Hardin · volunteer
Calvert City Volunteer Fire Department
Calvert City · volunteer
City of Benton Fire Department
Benton · volunteer
East Marshall Fire Department
Gilbertsville · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Plainview Volunteer Fire Department, MN 22 New Philadelphia Fire Department, OH 22 Verndale Fire Department, MN 22 Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 22 Posey Township Fire Department, IN 22 Skuna Valley Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Long Prairie Fire Department, MN 22 Clarissa Fire Department, MN 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gilbertsville Fire Department have?

Gilbertsville Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,636 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #391 of 606 by personnel.

Does Gilbertsville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gilbertsville Fire Department operate?

Gilbertsville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gilbertsville Fire Department?

Gilbertsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marshall 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.