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Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department

Abbeville, LA · Vermilion County. Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 12 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.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Louisiana average.

4th pct.
national personnel size
-54%
vs. Louisiana average
1
station
$463,124
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
43/100
Leblanc 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 F
12 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 A
$38,594 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
12 personnel · 1 station

Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Abbeville, LA (Vermilion County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,458 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $463,124.

  • National personnel rank #21,458 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #315 of 342
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Vermilion County

Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 96% higher than 4% 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 57065 · Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department, LA 12 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,458
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Riverside Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $463K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Riverside Volunteer Fire Company, NY (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Abbeville, LA
FDID
57065

FEMA Grant History

$463K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV00347 $238,096
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00002 $225,028

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #315 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,458 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 54% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster fringe

Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department is 3.8% of Vermilion County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 314 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 44% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Riverside Volunteer Fire Company, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

Riverside Volunteer Fire Company, NY 12 Uintah City Fire Department, UT 12 Northville Fire Department, SD 12 Conde Fire and Ambulance Service, SD 12 Center Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 12 Bruno Fire Department, MN 12 Preston Volunteer Fire Department, OK 12 Cottekill Fire District, NY 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department have?

Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% below the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,458 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #315 of 342 by personnel.

Does Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Leblanc Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $463,124 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.