Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Richmond Fire Department

Richmond, KY · Madison County. Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 75 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.

75
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richmond Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+257%
vs. Kentucky average
4
stations
$223,532
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
22/100
Richmond 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 D
18.8 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
$2,980 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
75 personnel · 4 stations

Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Richmond, KY (Madison County), with 4 stations and 75 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,692 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $223,532.

  • National personnel rank #1,692 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #21 of 606
  • 5.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Madison County

Richmond Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

75 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 76385 · Richmond Fire Department, KY 75 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 75
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,692
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Union Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $224K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Union Township Fire Department, OH (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Richmond, KY
FDID
76385

FEMA Grant History

$224K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FP-00449 $223,532

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Richmond Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #21 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,692 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 257% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Madison County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

5.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 75 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Union Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Berea Fire Department
Berea · volunteer
Madison County Fire Department
Richmond · volunteer
Waco Volunteer Fire Department
Waco · volunteer
Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department
Richmond · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 75 personnel

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

Union Township Fire Department, OH 75 West Polk County Fire and Rescue, TN 75 South Salem Fire Department, NY 75 Marbletown Fire Department, NY 75 West Sacramento Fire Department, CA 75 West Jordan City Fire Department, UT 75 Riverside County Fire Department, CA 75 Midway Fire Rescue, SC 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richmond Fire Department have?

Richmond Fire Department has 75 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 257% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,692 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #21 of 606 by personnel.

Does Richmond Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richmond Fire Department operate?

Richmond Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Richmond Fire Department?

Richmond Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Madison County, KY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Richmond Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Richmond Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $223,532 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.