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Owen County Volunteer Fire Department

Owenton, KY · Owen County. Owen County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

29th pct.
national personnel size
+5%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$225,849
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
44/100
Owen County 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 C
22 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$10,266 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 1 station

Owen County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Owenton, KY (Owen County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,871 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $225,849.

  • National personnel rank #15,871 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #401 of 606
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Owen County

Owen County Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 94489 · Owen County Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,871
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Forest City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $226K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Forest City Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Owenton, KY
FDID
94489

FEMA Grant History

$226K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-08389 $225,849.44

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Owen County Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #401 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,871 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Owen County HIFLD mix around Owen County Volunteer Fire Department

Owen County: 6 departments, 90 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Forest City Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Jonesville Volunteer Fire Department
Jonesville · volunteer
Owenton Volunteer Fire Department
Owenton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Forest City Fire Department, IA 22 District 2 Fire and Rescue - Bon DE Croft, TN 22 Calmar Fire Department, IA 22 Ridgeway Fire Department, IA 22 Bronson Community Ambulance, IA 22 Morrison Fire Rescue Department, TN 22 Fountain City-New Garden Township Fire Department, IN 22 Clay Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Owen County Volunteer Fire Department have?

Owen County Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,871 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #401 of 606 by personnel.

Does Owen County Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Owen County Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Owen County Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Owen County Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Owen County Volunteer Fire Department?

Owen County Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Owen County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Owen County Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Owen County Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $225,849.44 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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