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Jennings Fire Department

Jennings, LA · Jefferson Davis County. Jennings Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jennings Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Louisiana average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+54%
vs. Louisiana 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Jennings 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 D
20 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
40 personnel · 2 stations

Jennings Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jennings, LA (Jefferson Davis County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,095 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,095 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #67 of 342
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Jefferson Davis County

Jennings Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 27010 · Jennings Fire Department, LA 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,095
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tionesta Borough…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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 LA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Jennings, LA
FDID
27010

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Jennings Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #67 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,095 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

Jefferson Davis County HIFLD mix around Jennings Fire Department

Jefferson Davis County: 13 departments, 236 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 69% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Lake Arthur Volunteer Fire Department
Lake Arthur · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 Rogers Fire Department, MN 40 Lunenburg Fire Department, MA 40 Milford Fire Department, MA 40 Northborough Fire Department, MA 40 Homer Volunteer Fire Department, AK 40 City of Surfside Beach Fire Department, SC 40 Burning Springs Volunteer Fire Department, KY 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jennings Fire Department have?

Jennings Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,095 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #67 of 342 by personnel.

Does Jennings Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Jennings Fire Department operate?

Jennings Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Jennings Fire Department?

Jennings Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson Davis County, LA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 786 fire departments with 20,402 total personnel. 34% are volunteer departments.

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