Department profile

Volunteer

Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department

Vanceburg, KY · Lewis County. Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Kentucky average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
80/100
Kinniconick 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 B
37 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
37 personnel · 1 station

Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Vanceburg, KY (Lewis County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,052 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,052 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #141 of 606
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Lewis County

Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 68878 · Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department, KY 37 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,052
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Columbus Grove
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Columbus Grove Fire Department, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Vanceburg, KY
FDID
68878

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #141 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,052 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Lewis County HIFLD mix around Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department

Lewis County: 9 departments, 188 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 11% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Columbus Grove Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Camp Dix Volunteer Fire Department
Vanceburg · volunteer
Fire Brick Volunteer Fire Department
South Portsmouth · volunteer
Lewis County Volunteer Fire Company
Vanceburg · volunteer
Tollesboro Volunteer Fire Department
Tollesboro · volunteer
Vanceburg Volunteer Fire Department
Vanceburg · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Columbus Grove Fire Department, OH 37 Manawa Rural Fire Department, WI 37 Greenbush Volunteer Fire Department, MN 37 Washington Township Fire Department, OH 37 Candia Fire Rescue Department, NH 37 Rootstown Fire Department, OH 37 Luverne Fire Department, MN 37 Indianola Fire Department, MS 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department have?

Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,052 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #141 of 606 by personnel.

Does Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Kinniconick Volunteer 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 Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department?

Kinniconick Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lewis 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.

Related guides

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