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Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department

Morehead, KY · Rowan County. Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Kentucky average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+81%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$443,627
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
66/100
Route 377 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 A
38 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 C
$11,674 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Morehead, KY (Rowan County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,849 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $443,627.

  • National personnel rank #6,849 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #136 of 606
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Rowan County

Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 A2672 · Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department, KY 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,849
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alabama-Coushatta…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $444K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Morehead, KY
FDID
A2672

FEMA Grant History

$444K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-02658 $220,740.85
2017 EMW2016FV00811 $222,886

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #136 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,849 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 81% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Rowan County HIFLD mix around Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department

Rowan County: 7 departments, 265 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 43% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Elliotville Fire Department
Morehead · volunteer
Farmers Volunteer Fire Department
Morehead · volunteer
Morehead Fire Department
Morehead · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX 38 Argyle Volunteer Fire District, TX 38 Christy Fire Protection District, IL 38 City of Orange Fire Department, TX 38 Clifton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 38 Dupo Fire Department, IL 38 East Joliet Fire Protection District, IL 38 Ellsworth Fire Department, ME 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department have?

Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 81% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,849 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #136 of 606 by personnel.

Does Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department?

Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rowan County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $443,626.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.