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Scott County Fire Department

Georgetown, KY · Scott County. Scott County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Scott County Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+157%
vs. Kentucky 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
9/100
Scott County 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
10.8 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
54 personnel · 5 stations

Scott County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Georgetown, KY (Scott County), with 5 stations and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,381 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,381 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #63 of 606
  • 9.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Scott County

Scott County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 A4542 · Scott County Fire Department, KY 54 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,381
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dekalb
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dekalb Fire Department, IL (+ 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
Georgetown, KY
FDID
A4542

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Scott County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #63 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,381 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 157% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster weight

Scott County Fire Department carries 34.8% of Scott County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (155 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

9.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dekalb Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Georgetown City Fire Department
Georgetown · career
Georgetown Fire Department
Georgetown · other
Stamping Ground Fire Department
Stamping Ground · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Dekalb Fire Department, IL 54 Denison Fire Department - Central Station, TX 54 Dixfield Fire Company, ME 54 Kingsville Fire Department, TX 54 Laharpe Fire Protection District, IL 54 Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department - Central Station, TX 54 York Center Fire Protection District, IL 54 Saint Paul Fire District, OR 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Scott County Fire Department have?

Scott County Fire Department has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 157% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,381 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #63 of 606 by personnel.

Does Scott County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Scott County Fire Department operate?

Scott County Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Scott County Fire Department?

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

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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