Department profile

Volunteer

Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department

Loreauville, LA · Iberia County. Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Louisiana average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+0%
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
57/100
Loreauville 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 C
26 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
26 personnel · 1 station

Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Loreauville, LA (Iberia County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,681 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,681 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #170 of 342
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Iberia County

Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 23020 · Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 26 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,681
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elk Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Elk Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Loreauville, LA
FDID
23020

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #170 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,681 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

Iberia County HIFLD mix around Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department

Iberia County: 13 departments, 235 personnel (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 77% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Elk Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Delcambre Volunteer Fire Department
Delcambre · volunteer
New Iberia Fire Department
New Iberia · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Elk Volunteer Fire Department, CA 26 Lost Nation Volunteer Fire Company, IA 26 Oxbow Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 26 Pamelia Volunteer Fire Department, NY 26 Roundup Volunteer Fire Department, MT 26 Greenbrier Volunteer Fire Station, AR 26 Long Valley Volunteer Fire Protection District, CA 26 Plympton Fire Department, MA 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,681 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #170 of 342 by personnel.

Does Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Loreauville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.