Opelousas Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Opelousas Fire Department

Opelousas Fire Department operates as a fire department in Opelousas, within St Landry 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 not provided.

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: Opelousas Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $344,048 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.