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Owingsville Fire Department

Owingsville, KY · Bath County. Owingsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Owingsville Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Kentucky average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+90%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Owingsville 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 A
40 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
40 personnel · 1 station

Owingsville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Owingsville, KY (Bath County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,227 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,227 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #122 of 606
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Bath County

Owingsville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 06019 · Owingsville Fire Department, KY 40 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,227
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Scipio Center
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Scipio Center Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Owingsville, KY
FDID
06019

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Owingsville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #122 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,227 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 90% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Owingsville Fire Department carries 32.3% of Bath County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (124 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 83% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Scipio Center Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bethel Volunteer Fire Department
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Salt Lick Fire Department
Salt Lick · volunteer
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department
Sharpsburg · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Scipio Center Fire Department, NY 40 Newell Volunteer Fire Department, NC 40 Union Springs Fire Department, NY 40 Bally Goodwill Fire Company, PA 40 Carroll County Fire Department, MD 40 Gilead Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 40 Belle Plaine Fire Station, IA 40 Sheridan Community Fire Department, MI 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Owingsville Fire Department have?

Owingsville Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 90% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,227 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #122 of 606 by personnel.

Does Owingsville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Owingsville Fire Department operate?

Owingsville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Owingsville Fire Department?

Owingsville 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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