Department profile

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Hazard Fire Department

Hazard, KY · Perry County. Hazard Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hazard Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Kentucky average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+95%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations
$416,962
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
40/100
Hazard 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
20.5 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
41 personnel · 2 stations

Hazard Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hazard, KY (Perry County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,709 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $416,962.

  • National personnel rank #5,709 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #114 of 606
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Perry County

Hazard Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 97499 · Hazard Fire Department, KY 41 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,709
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Perrysburg Fire D…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $417K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Perrysburg Fire Division, 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 KY department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Hazard, KY
FDID
97499

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00109 $0
2017 EMW2016FV01234 $209,524
2013 EMW2012FO01340 $207,438

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Hazard Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #114 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,709 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 95% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Perry County HIFLD mix around Hazard Fire Department

Perry County: 13 departments, 266 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Perrysburg Fire Division, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Perrysburg Fire Division, OH 41 Central Fire District, OH 41 Lowell-Adams Volunteer Fire Rescue Department, OH 41 Wabash Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 41 Warren Township Fire Department, OH 41 City of Norton Fire Division, OH 41 Hartville Fire Department Incorporated, OH 41 Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department, IN 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hazard Fire Department have?

Hazard Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 95% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,709 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #114 of 606 by personnel.

Does Hazard Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hazard Fire Department operate?

Hazard Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hazard Fire Department?

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

Has Hazard Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hazard Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $416,962 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.