Department profile

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Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department

Edgard, LA · St John The Baptist County. Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Louisiana average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+31%
vs. Louisiana average
5
stations

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
6/100
Saint John Westside 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
6.8 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
34 personnel · 5 stations

Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Edgard, LA (St John The Baptist County), with 5 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,489 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,489 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #104 of 342
  • 14.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in St John The Baptist County

Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 48015 · Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department, LA 34 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,489
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palmer Municipal
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Palmer Municipal Fire Department, PA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Edgard, LA
FDID
48015

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #104 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,489 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

St John The Baptist County HIFLD mix around Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department

St John The Baptist County: 8 departments, 138 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

14.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Palmer Municipal Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Palmer Municipal Fire Department, PA 34 Richfield Township Fire Department, OH 34 Columbia Township Fire Department, PA 34 Milltown Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 Springville Fire and Rescue, UT 34 Amherst Fire Department, OH 34 Little Falls Fire Department, MN 34 Humane Fire Company, PA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department have?

Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,489 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #104 of 342 by personnel.

Does Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Saint John Westside 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 Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department?

Saint John Westside Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St John The Baptist 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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