Department profile

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McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District

Island, KY · Mclean County. McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

30th 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District

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
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District is a Volunteer department serving Island, KY (Mclean County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,811 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,811 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #400 of 606
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Mclean County

McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 70% higher than 30% 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 75432 · McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District, KY 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,811
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bovina Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bovina Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Island, KY
FDID
75432

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #400 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,811 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Mclean County HIFLD mix around McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District

Mclean County: 9 departments, 121 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bovina Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Calhoun City Fire Department
Calhoun · other
Island City Fire Department
Island · other
Livermore Volunteer Fire Department
Livermore · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Bovina Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Danville Fire Department, AR 22 Greenleaf Rural Fire Department, OK 22 Palmer Fire Department, IA 22 East 63 Volunteer Fire Department, TN 22 Owens and Company Mutual Aid Fire Service Incorporated, OK 22 West Bend Fire Department, IA 22 Graettinger Fire Department, IA 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District have?

McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,811 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #400 of 606 by personnel.

Does McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District provide EMS services?

Yes, McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District operate?

McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District?

McLean County Fire Department - Southeast District is a Volunteer department serving Mclean 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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