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Kenner Fire Department

Kenner, LA · Jefferson County. Kenner Fire Department is a fire department and 114 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

114
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Kenner Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Louisiana average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+338%
vs. Louisiana average
$1,955,227
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Kenner 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$17,151 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
114 personnel

Kenner Fire Department is a fire department serving Kenner, LA (Jefferson County) and 114 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #743 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,955,227.

  • National personnel rank #743 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #10 of 342
  • 16 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Kenner Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

114 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 26080 · Kenner Fire Department, LA 114 personnel

PERS-MID · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 114
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #743
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Noblesville
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Noblesville Fire Department, IN (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every LA department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Kenner, LA
FDID
26080

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00322 $1,955,227.04

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Kenner Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #10 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #743 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 338% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

Jefferson County HIFLD mix around Kenner Fire Department

Jefferson County: 27 departments, 1,083 personnel (11 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 52% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Noblesville Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Avondale Volunteer Fire Company
Avondale · volunteer
Harahan Volunteer Fire Department
Harahan · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 114 personnel

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

Noblesville Fire Department, IN 114 Hagerstown Fire Department, MD 114 Township of Union Fire Department / Emergency Medical Unit, NJ 114 Nome Volunteer Fire Department, AK 114

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kenner Fire Department have?

Kenner Fire Department has 114 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 338% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #743 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #10 of 342 by personnel.

Does Kenner Fire Department provide EMS services?

Kenner 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 Kenner Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Kenner Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Kenner Fire Department?

Kenner Fire Department is a fire department serving Jefferson County, LA.

Has Kenner Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kenner Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,955,227.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

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

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.