North Sabine Fire Protection District Blue Lake Station

What This Data Tells You About North Sabine Fire Protection District Blue Lake Station

North Sabine Fire Protection District Blue Lake Station operates as a fire department in Zwolle, within Sabine County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Louisiana has 786 registered fire departments and 20,402 total personnel, averaging roughly 26 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 30,300 fires, 96 fire deaths, and 34% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: North Sabine Fire Protection District Blue Lake Station has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $742,857.14 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.