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Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad

Mcdowell, KY · Floyd County. Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Kentucky average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+67%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
30/100
Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad

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 D
17.5 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
35 personnel · 2 stations

Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Mcdowell, KY (Floyd County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,904 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,904 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #160 of 606
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Floyd County

Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 36169 · Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, KY 35 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,904
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Devils Lake Rural
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Devils Lake Rural Fire Department, ND (+ 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
Mcdowell, KY
FDID
36169

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #160 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,904 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Floyd County HIFLD mix around Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad

Floyd County: 21 departments, 269 personnel (11 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Devils Lake Rural Fire Department, ND (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Garret Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Devils Lake Rural Fire Department, ND 35 Kiel Fire Department, WI 35 Freeport Fire Department, FL 35 Greenwood Lake Fire Department, NY 35 Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District, OH 35 Fancher-Hulbertson-Murray Volunteer Fire Company, NY 35 Inter Mountain Fire and Rescue Department, CA 35 Ionia Volunteer Fire Company, NY 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad have?

Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,904 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #160 of 606 by personnel.

Does Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad operate?

Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad?

Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Floyd 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.

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