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Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department

Lutcher, LA · St James County. Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Louisiana average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+31%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Lutcher 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 B
34 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
34 personnel · 1 station

Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lutcher, LA (St James County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,407 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,407 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #103 of 342
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in St James County

Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 47005 · Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department, LA 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,407
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amherst
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Amherst Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Lutcher, LA
FDID
47005

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #103 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,407 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

St James County HIFLD mix around Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department

St James County: 10 departments, 234 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 70% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Amherst Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Vacherie Volunteer Fire Department
Vacherie · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Amherst Fire Department, OH 34 Humane Fire Company, PA 34 Richfield Township Fire Department, OH 34 Edinburg Volunteer Fire Company, NY 34 Palmer Municipal Fire Department, PA 34 Columbia Township Fire Department, PA 34 Milltown Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 Saint John Fire Department, IN 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,407 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #103 of 342 by personnel.

Does Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department?

Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St James 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.

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