Department profile

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Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department

Greenup, KY · Greenup County. Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+162%
vs. Kentucky average
3
stations
$235,238
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
33/100
Little Sandy 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 D
18.3 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
55 personnel · 3 stations

Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greenup, KY (Greenup County), with 3 stations and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,185 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $235,238.

  • National personnel rank #3,185 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #58 of 606
  • 5.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Greenup County

Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 45775 · Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department, KY 55 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coolspring Townsh…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $235K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN (+ 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
Greenup, KY
FDID
45775

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03412 $235,238.09

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #58 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,185 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 162% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Greenup County HIFLD mix around Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department

Greenup County: 14 departments, 320 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 43% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Load Volunteer Fire Department
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Maloneton Volunteer Fire Department
South Shore · volunteer
Russell Fire
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 55 Gansevoort Volunteer Fire Department, NY 55 Malta Ridge Fire Department, NY 55 Gilbertsville Fire and Rescue Company, PA 55 Port Washington Fire Department, WI 55 Star Lake Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 55 Norwood Volunteer Fire Department, NY 55 Brier Hill Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department have?

Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 162% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,185 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #58 of 606 by personnel.

Does Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Little Sandy Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $235,238.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.