Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Point Pleasant Fire Protection District

Erlanger, KY · Boone County. Point Pleasant Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Point Pleasant Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$85,480
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
49/100
Point Pleasant Fire Protection District

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
42 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 F
$2,035 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

Point Pleasant Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Erlanger, KY (Boone County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,579 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $85,480.

  • National personnel rank #5,579 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #113 of 606
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Boone County

Point Pleasant Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 08035 · Point Pleasant Fire Protection District, KY 42 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,579
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Bossier Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $85K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Bossier Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, LA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Erlanger, KY
FDID
08035

FEMA Grant History

$85K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FF00078 $85,480

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Point Pleasant Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #113 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,579 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Boone County HIFLD mix around Point Pleasant Fire Protection District

Boone County: 17 departments, 382 personnel (5 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 94% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Bossier Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Boone County Water Rescue
Burlington · other
Burlington Fire Department
Burlington · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

South Bossier Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, LA 42 Deland Fire Department, FL 42 East Spencer Fire Department, NC 42 Westville Fire District, NJ 42 Arlington Township-Bangor Township-Bangor City Joint Fire District Doing Business AS Bangor Community Fire Department, MI 42 Carsonville Fire Department, MI 42 Kennedy Fire Department, NY 42 Nottingham Fire Department, PA 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Point Pleasant Fire Protection District have?

Point Pleasant Fire Protection District has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,579 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #113 of 606 by personnel.

Does Point Pleasant Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Point Pleasant Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Point Pleasant Fire Protection District operate?

Point Pleasant Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Point Pleasant Fire Protection District?

Point Pleasant Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Boone County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Point Pleasant Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Point Pleasant Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $85,480 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.