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Harrison Volunteer Fire Department

Cynthiana, KY · Harrison County. Harrison Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Harrison Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Kentucky average
4
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
6/100
Harrison Volunteer 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
7 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
28 personnel · 4 stations

Harrison Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cynthiana, KY (Harrison County), with 4 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,516 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,516 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #250 of 606
  • 14.29 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Harrison County

Harrison Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 49238 · Harrison Volunteer Fire Department, KY 28 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,516
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rudolph
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rudolph Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Cynthiana, KY
FDID
49238

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Harrison Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #250 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,516 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Harrison Volunteer Fire Department carries 36.8% of Harrison County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (76 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

14.29 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rudolph Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cynthiana Fire Department
Cynthiana · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Rudolph Fire Department, WI 28 Hereford Fire Department, SD 28 Winona Fire Department, MS 28 Burbank Paradise Fire Protection District, CA 28 Berlin Township Fire Department, OH 28 Turlock Rural Fire Protection District, CA 28 Jerusalem Township Fire Department, OH 28 Rio Vista Fire Department / Delta Fire Protection District, CA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harrison Volunteer Fire Department have?

Harrison Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,516 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #250 of 606 by personnel.

Does Harrison Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Harrison Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Harrison Volunteer Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Harrison Volunteer Fire Department?

Harrison Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Harrison 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.

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