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Loretto Fire Department

Loretto, KY · Marion County. Loretto Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Loretto Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

23rd pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Kentucky 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Loretto 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
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Loretto Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Loretto, KY (Marion County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,281 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,281 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #464 of 606
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Marion County

Loretto Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 77% higher than 23% 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 78393 · Loretto Fire Department, KY 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,281
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Avoca Volunteer F…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Avoca Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, IA (+ 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
Loretto, KY
FDID
78393

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Loretto Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #464 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,281 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Loretto Fire Department carries 40.0% of Marion County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (50 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Avoca Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bradfordsville Fire Department
Bradfordsville · volunteer
Gravel Switch Fire Department
Gravel Switch · other
Raywick Fire Department
Raywick · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Avoca Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, IA 20 Centreville Volunteer Fire Department, MS 20 Stone Creek Volunteer Fire Department, OH 20 Prichard-Murray Volunteer Fire Department - Prichard, ID 20 Grey Eagle Fire Department, MN 20 Mogadore Village Fire Department, OH 20 Waynesboro Fire Department, MS 20 Mars Hill Volunteer Fire Department, MS 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Loretto Fire Department have?

Loretto Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,281 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #464 of 606 by personnel.

Does Loretto Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Loretto Fire Department operate?

Loretto Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Loretto Fire Department?

Loretto Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marion 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.