Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Middlesboro Fire Department

Middlesboro, KY · Bell County. Middlesboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Middlesboro Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations
$427,258
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
35/100
Middlesboro 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 F
14 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 C
$15,259 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 2 stations

Middlesboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Middlesboro, KY (Bell County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,629 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $427,258.

  • National personnel rank #11,629 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #260 of 606
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Bell County

Middlesboro Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 07023 · Middlesboro Fire Department, KY 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,629
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dewittville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $427K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dewittville Fire Department, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Middlesboro, KY
FDID
07023

FEMA Grant History

$427K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04390 $427,258

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Middlesboro Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #260 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,629 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Middlesboro Fire Department carries 44.4% of Bell County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (63 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dewittville Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Pineville City Fire Department
Pineville · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 28 personnel

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

Dewittville Fire Department, NY 28 Pasquotank-Newland Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 Atkinson Fire Department, NC 28 Smith Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 28 Lincoln Fire and Rescue, AL 28 Wapakoneta Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 28 Loudon City Fire and Police, TN 28 Moberly Fire Department, MO 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Middlesboro Fire Department have?

Middlesboro Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,629 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #260 of 606 by personnel.

Does Middlesboro Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Middlesboro Fire Department operate?

Middlesboro Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Middlesboro Fire Department?

Middlesboro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bell County, KY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Middlesboro Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Middlesboro Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $427,258 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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