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Shepherdsville Division of Fire

Shepherdsville, KY · Bullitt County. Shepherdsville Division of Fire is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Shepherdsville Division of Fire pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$4,090,676
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
79/100
Shepherdsville Division of Fire

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 B
28 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 A
$146,096 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Shepherdsville Division of Fire is a Volunteer department serving Shepherdsville, KY (Bullitt County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,771 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,090,676.

  • National personnel rank #11,771 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #264 of 606
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Bullitt County

Shepherdsville Division of Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 15067 · Shepherdsville Division of Fire, KY 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,771
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Liverpool Townshi…
  • FEMA-MID $4.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Liverpool Township Fire Department - Lacroft, OH (+ 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
Shepherdsville, KY
FDID
15067

FEMA Grant History

$4.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2024)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-04491 $171,428.57
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00743 $3,761,805.96
2019 EMW-2019-FG-08041 $186,667
2008 EMW2008FF00698 $-29,226

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Shepherdsville Division of Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #264 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,771 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Bullitt County HIFLD mix around Shepherdsville Division of Fire

Bullitt County: 9 departments, 209 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 78% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Lebanon Junction Fire and Rescue
Lebanon Junction · volunteer
Mount Washington Fire Protection District
Mount Washington · volunteer
Nichols Fire District
Shepherdsville · volunteer
Zoneton Fire Protection District Incorporated
Shepherdsville · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Liverpool Township Fire Department - Lacroft, OH 28 Hadley Fire Department, MA 28 Dillsboro Fire Department, IN 28 Idaho City Volunteer Fire Department, ID 28 Fairlawn Volunteer Fire Department, VA 28 Cosby Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 28 High Hill Volunteer Fire Department, GA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shepherdsville Division of Fire have?

Shepherdsville Division of Fire has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,771 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #264 of 606 by personnel.

Does Shepherdsville Division of Fire provide EMS services?

Yes, Shepherdsville Division of Fire provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Shepherdsville Division of Fire operate?

Shepherdsville Division of Fire operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Shepherdsville Division of Fire?

Shepherdsville Division of Fire is a Volunteer department serving Bullitt County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Shepherdsville Division of Fire received federal grants?

Yes, Shepherdsville Division of Fire has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $4,090,675.53 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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