Department profile

Volunteer

Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Olympia, KY · Bath County. Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
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
32/100
Olympian 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
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Olympia, KY (Bath County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,740 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,740 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #515 of 606
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Bath County

Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 06964 · Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department, KY 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,740
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fruitdale Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Olympia, KY
FDID
06964

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #515 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,740 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Bath County HIFLD mix around Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Bath County: 6 departments, 124 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

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Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Hamblen Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Colbert Fire Department, OK 18 Crystal Lakes Fire Protection District, CO 18 Raymond Volunteer Fire Department, IA 18 Cimarron Volunteer Fire Department, NM 18 Florence Community Fire Department, MO 18 Spanish Peaks Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,740 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #515 of 606 by personnel.

Does Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

Olympian Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bath 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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