Department profile

Career (Paid)

Glasgow Fire Department

Glasgow, KY · Barren County. Glasgow Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 48 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

48
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Glasgow Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+129%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations
$380,381
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
43/100
Glasgow 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 C
24 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 D
$7,925 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
48 personnel · 2 stations

Glasgow Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Glasgow, KY (Barren County), with 2 stations and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,272 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $380,381.

  • National personnel rank #4,272 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #78 of 606
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Barren County

Glasgow Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 05015 · Glasgow Fire Department, KY 48 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,272
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roseville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $380K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Roseville Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Glasgow, KY
FDID
05015

FEMA Grant History

$380K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04844 $208,095.23
2017 EMW-2017-FO-01132 $172,286

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Glasgow Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #78 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,272 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 129% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Glasgow Fire Department carries 26.1% of Barren County HIFLD personnel

Among 13 listed departments (184 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 38% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Roseville Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cave City Volunteer Fire Department
Cave City · volunteer
Glascow Fire Department
Glasgow · other
Haywood Fire Department
Glasgow · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 48 personnel

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

Roseville Fire Department, MI 48 Bellevue Fire Department, WI 48 Darien Volunteer Fire Department, CT 48 Dighton Fire Rescue Department, MA 48 Summit Township Fire Department, MI 48 Wyoming Air National Guard Fire Department, WY 48 Lexington Fire Department, NC 48 Delta Township Fire Department, MI 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Glasgow Fire Department have?

Glasgow Fire Department has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 129% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,272 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #78 of 606 by personnel.

Does Glasgow Fire Department provide EMS services?

Glasgow Fire Department 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 Glasgow Fire Department operate?

Glasgow Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Glasgow Fire Department?

Glasgow Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Barren County, KY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Glasgow Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Glasgow Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $380,381.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.