Department profile

Volunteer

Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department

Staffordsville, KY · Johnson County. Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

27th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$757,714
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Rockhouse 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
21 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 A
$36,082 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Staffordsville, KY (Johnson County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,480 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $757,714.

  • National personnel rank #16,480 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #433 of 606
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Johnson County

Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 58951 · Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department, KY 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,480
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Foster Falls Volu…
  • FEMA-MID $758K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Foster Falls Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Staffordsville, KY
FDID
58951

FEMA Grant History

$758K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-10246 $757,714

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #433 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,480 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Johnson County HIFLD mix around Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department

Johnson County: 14 departments, 186 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 29% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Foster Falls Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Oil Springs Volunteer Fire Department
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Red Bush Volunteer Fire Department
Red Bush · volunteer
Thelma Volunteer Fire Department
Thelma · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Foster Falls Volunteer Fire Department, TN 21 Holland Fire Department, MN 21 Tigerton Volunteer Fire Department, WI 21 North Granville Fire Department, NY 21 Randolph Volunteer Fire Department, MS 21 Letts Community Fire District, IA 21 Runyan Acres Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21 Eagles Mere Volunteer Fire Company, PA 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,480 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #433 of 606 by personnel.

Does Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Rockhouse 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 Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Rockhouse Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $757,714 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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