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Louisville Volunteer Fire Department

Massena, NY · St Lawrence County. Louisville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Louisville Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+29%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$161,905
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
36/100
Louisville 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
27 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 F
$2,998 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
54 personnel · 2 stations

Louisville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Massena, NY (St Lawrence County), with 2 stations and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,360 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $161,905.

  • National personnel rank #3,360 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #559 of 1,368
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 41 other listed departments in St Lawrence County

Louisville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 45020 · Louisville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 54 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,360
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lakes of the Four…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $162K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force, 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 NY department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Massena, NY
FDID
45020

FEMA Grant History

$162K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-07053 $161,904.76

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Louisville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #559 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,360 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Louisville Volunteer Fire Department is 3.4% of St Lawrence County roster mass

The county lists 43 departments totaling 1,598 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 72% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force, IN (+0 personnel).

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Dekalb-Richville Fire District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force, IN 54 Santa Cruz Fire Department, CA 54 Elkins Park Fire Company, PA 54 Lower Merion Township Fire Department - Gladwyne Fire Company, PA 54 Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District, OH 54 Cordelia Fire Protection District, CA 54 Dunkirk Fire Department, IN 54 Jessamine County Fire Department, KY 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Louisville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Louisville Volunteer Fire Department has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,360 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #559 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Louisville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Louisville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Louisville Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Louisville Volunteer Fire Department?

Louisville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St Lawrence County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Louisville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Louisville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $161,904.76 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 New York?

New York has 2,253 fire departments with 95,272 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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