Department profile

Volunteer

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Oil Springs, KY · Johnson County. Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kentucky average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Oil Springs Volunteer 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
15 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
15 personnel · 1 station

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oil Springs, KY (Johnson County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,375 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,375 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #574 of 606
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Johnson County

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 58306 · Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department, KY 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,375
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Caney Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Caney Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Oil Springs, KY
FDID
58306

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #574 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,375 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster fringe

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department is 8.1% of Johnson County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 186 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 29% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Caney Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Red Bush Volunteer Fire Department
Red Bush · volunteer
Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department
Staffordsville · volunteer
Thelma Volunteer Fire Department
Thelma · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Caney Volunteer Fire Department, LA 15 Knight Volunteer Fire Department, LA 15 Burr Ferry Volunteer Fire Department, LA 15 Sandy Creek Volunteer Fire Department, LA 15 New Llano Fire Department, LA 15 Wyandotte Fire Department, OK 15 Loma Rica - Browns Valley Community Service District Fire Station, CA 15 Derby Volunteer Fire Department, IA 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,375 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #574 of 606 by personnel.

Does Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Oil Springs Volunteer 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 Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Johnson 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.