Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Leesville Fire Department

Leesville, LA · Vernon County. Leesville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Leesville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Louisiana average.

27th pct.
national personnel size
-19%
vs. Louisiana 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Leesville 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
21 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
21 personnel · 1 station

Leesville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Leesville, LA (Vernon County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,341 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,341 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #227 of 342
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Vernon County

Leesville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 58010 · Leesville Fire Department, LA 21 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,341
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Randolph Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Randolph Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Leesville, LA
FDID
58010

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00072 $0

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Leesville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #227 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,341 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 19% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster fringe

Leesville Fire Department is 5.9% of Vernon County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 357 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 35% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Randolph Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Anacoco Volunteer Fire Department
Anacoco · volunteer
Caney Volunteer Fire Department
Leesville · other
Fort Polk Fire
Fort Polk · other
Fort Polk Fire Department
Fort Polk · career
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Nationwide career peers near 21 personnel

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

Randolph Volunteer Fire Department, MS 21 Letts Community Fire District, IA 21 North Granville Fire Department, NY 21 Tigerton Volunteer Fire Department, WI 21 City of Washington Fire Department, PA 21 Alexandria Fire Department, IN 21 City of Manassas Park Fire and Rescue Department, VA 21 Virginia Fire Department, MN 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Leesville Fire Department have?

Leesville Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% below the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,341 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #227 of 342 by personnel.

Does Leesville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Leesville Fire Department operate?

Leesville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Leesville Fire Department?

Leesville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Vernon County, LA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Leesville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Leesville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $0 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.