Department profile

Volunteer

Lacy Volunteer Fire Department

Hopkinsville, KY · Christian County. Lacy Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Lacy Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+10%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$262,044
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
48/100
Lacy 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 C
23 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 C
$11,393 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
23 personnel · 1 station

Lacy Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hopkinsville, KY (Christian County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,154 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $262,044.

  • National personnel rank #15,154 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #368 of 606
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Christian County

Lacy Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 24120 · Lacy Volunteer Fire Department, KY 23 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,154
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Boothsville Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $262K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Boothsville Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Hopkinsville, KY
FDID
24120

FEMA Grant History

$262K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FV02753 $262,044

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Lacy Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #368 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,154 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 10% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster fringe

Lacy Volunteer Fire Department is 6.2% of Christian County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 370 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 24% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Boothsville Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fort Campbell Fire Department
Fort Campbell · career
Gracey Volunteer Fire Department
Gracey · volunteer
Highland Volunteer Fire Department
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Honey Grove Volunteer Fire Department
Hopkinsville · volunteer
Hopkinsville Fire Department
Hopkinsville · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Boothsville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 23 Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV 23 Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department, SC 23 Bancroft Rural Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 23 Corsica Community Fire Department, SD 23 Brainard Volunteer Fire Department, NE 23 Lindsay Fire Department, OK 23 Bolton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lacy Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lacy Volunteer Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,154 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #368 of 606 by personnel.

Does Lacy Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Lacy 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 Lacy Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lacy Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lacy Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Lacy Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lacy Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $262,044 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.