Department profile

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Louisa Fire Department

Louisa, KY · Lawrence County. Louisa Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 25%
national personnel size
+100%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Louisa 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
42 personnel · 2 stations

Louisa Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Louisa, KY (Lawrence County), with 2 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,535 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,535 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #111 of 606
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Lawrence County

Louisa Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 64347 · Louisa Fire Department, KY 42 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,535
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Larimer Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Larimer Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Louisa, KY
FDID
64347

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Louisa Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #111 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,535 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Louisa Fire Department carries 33.6% of Lawrence County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (125 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 83% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Larimer Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Blaine Volunteer Fire Department
Blaine · volunteer
Lowmansville Volunteer Fire Department
Lowmansville · volunteer
Webbville Volunteer Fire District
Webbville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Larimer Volunteer Fire Department, PA 42 North Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, TN 42 Fillmore Fire Department, WI 42 Union City Fire Department, TN 42 Pittsfield Fire Department, NH 42 Lander Volunteer Fire Department, PA 42 Benton Volunteer Fire Department, NY 42 Henniker Fire and Rescue, NH 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Louisa Fire Department have?

Louisa Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,535 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #111 of 606 by personnel.

Does Louisa Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Louisa Fire Department operate?

Louisa Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Louisa Fire Department?

Louisa Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lawrence 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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