Department profile

Volunteer

Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department

Pitkin, LA · Vernon County. Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Louisiana average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-50%
vs. Louisiana 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Pitkin 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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pitkin, LA (Vernon County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,186 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,186 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #308 of 342
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 21 other listed departments in Vernon County

Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 58017 · Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department, LA 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,186
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Paradise Point Fi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Paradise Point Fire Station Association, OK (+ 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 LA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Pitkin, LA
FDID
58017

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #308 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,186 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 50% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster fringe

Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department is 3.6% of Vernon County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 357 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 35% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Paradise Point Fire Station Association, OK (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Paradise Point Fire Station Association, OK 13 Boulanger Rural Fire Department, OK 13 Orleans Volunteer Fire Department, IN 13 Tollville Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13 Frontier Fire District Association, OK 13 Shidler Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OK 13 Lambert Volunteer Fire Department, MS 13 Highway 365 Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department have?

Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% below the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,186 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #308 of 342 by personnel.

Does Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Pitkin 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 Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 786 fire departments with 20,402 total personnel. 34% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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