Lake Charles Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Lake Charles Fire Department

Lake Charles Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Lake Charles, within Calcasieu County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 126 total personnel, 8 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Louisiana has 786 registered fire departments and 20,402 total personnel, averaging roughly 26 staff per department. Lake Charles Fire Department runs 385% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 30,300 fires, 96 fire deaths, and 34% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.