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Manchester Volunteer Fire Department

Manchester, KY · Clay County. Manchester Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Manchester Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

Top 46%
national personnel size
+43%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Manchester 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
30 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
30 personnel · 1 station

Manchester Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Manchester, KY (Clay County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,393 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,393 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #220 of 606
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Clay County

Manchester Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 26128 · Manchester Volunteer Fire Department, KY 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,393
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saxon Gurney
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saxon Gurney Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Manchester, KY
FDID
26128

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Manchester Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #220 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,393 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Clay County HIFLD mix around Manchester Volunteer Fire Department

Clay County: 10 departments, 224 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saxon Gurney Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bright Shade Volunteer Fire Department
Manchester · volunteer
Oneida Volunteer Fire Department
Oneida · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Saxon Gurney Fire Department, WI 30 Northrop Gruman Shipbuilding - Avondale Fire Department, LA 30 Platea Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 West Lake Fire Department, PA 30 Belzoni Fire Department, MS 30 Rio Grande Fire Department, OH 30 Madison Fire Department / Madison Ambulance Service, NY 30 Hanover Fire Department, MN 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Manchester Volunteer Fire Department have?

Manchester Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,393 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #220 of 606 by personnel.

Does Manchester Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Manchester Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Manchester Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Manchester Volunteer Fire Department?

Manchester Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clay 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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