Department profile

Career (Paid)

Nicholasville City Fire Department

Nicholasville, KY · Jessamine County. Nicholasville City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 44 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

44
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Nicholasville City Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+110%
vs. Kentucky average
3
stations
$525,532
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
34/100
Nicholasville City 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 D
14.7 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$11,944 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 3 stations

Nicholasville City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Nicholasville, KY (Jessamine County), with 3 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,162 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $525,532.

  • National personnel rank #5,162 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #102 of 606
  • 6.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Jessamine County

Nicholasville City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 57304 · Nicholasville City Fire Department, KY 44 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,162
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ M and M Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $526K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: M and M Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Nicholasville, KY
FDID
57304

FEMA Grant History

$526K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00108 $525,532.08

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Nicholasville City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #102 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,162 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 110% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Nicholasville City Fire Department carries 37.0% of Jessamine County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (119 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: M and M Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Jessamine County Fire Department
Nicholasville · volunteer
Wilmore City Fire Department
Wilmore · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 44 personnel

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

M and M Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 44 Fosston Volunteer Fire Department, MN 44 Mentor Volunteer Fire and Rescue, MN 44 Dinuba Fire Department, CA 44 Flowood Fire Department, MS 44 Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue, WI 44 Gilroy Fire Department - Chestnut Station, CA 44 Franklin Fire Department, IN 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nicholasville City Fire Department have?

Nicholasville City Fire Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 110% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,162 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #102 of 606 by personnel.

Does Nicholasville City Fire Department provide EMS services?

Nicholasville City Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Nicholasville City Fire Department operate?

Nicholasville City Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Nicholasville City Fire Department?

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

Has Nicholasville City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Nicholasville City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $525,532.08 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.