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Mercer County Fire Protection District

Cornishville, KY · Mercer County. Mercer County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mercer County Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+10%
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
48/100
Mercer County Fire Protection 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
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Mercer County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Cornishville, KY (Mercer County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,194 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,194 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #371 of 606
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Mercer County

Mercer County Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 84449 · Mercer County Fire Protection District, KY 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,194
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rothsay
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rothsay Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Cornishville, KY
FDID
84449

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Mercer County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #371 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,194 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 10% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster fringe

Mercer County Fire Protection District is 6.6% of Mercer County roster mass

The county lists 5 departments totaling 349 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rothsay Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Burgin Fire Department
Burgin · volunteer
Harrodsburg Fire Department
Harrodsburg · volunteer
Mercer Central Fire Department
Harrodsburg · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Rothsay Fire Department, MN 23 New Goshen Fire and Rescue Incorporated, IN 23 McCallsburg Fire Department, IA 23 Butterfield Volunteer Fire Department, MN 23 Brewster Rural Fire District, NE 23 Pioneer Fire Department, OH 23 Town of Erwin Fire Department, TN 23 Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department, IA 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mercer County Fire Protection District have?

Mercer County Fire Protection District has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,194 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #371 of 606 by personnel.

Does Mercer County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Mercer County Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Mercer County Fire Protection District operate?

Mercer County Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mercer County Fire Protection District?

Mercer County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Mercer 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.