Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Shreveport Fire Department

Shreveport, LA · Caddo County. Shreveport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 21 stations and 575 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.

575
Total personnel
21
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Shreveport Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Louisiana average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+2112%
vs. Louisiana average
21
stations
$5,025,485
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
49/100
Shreveport 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 B
27.4 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 D
$8,740 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
575 personnel · 21 stations

Shreveport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Shreveport, LA (Caddo County), with 21 stations and 575 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #46 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,025,485.

  • National personnel rank #46 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #2 of 342
  • 3.65 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Caddo County

Shreveport Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

575 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 09060 · Shreveport Fire Department, LA 575 personnel · 21 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-SYSTEM · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 575
  • STA-SYSTEM 21 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #46
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sacramento City
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sacramento City Fire Department, CA ( -3 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Shreveport, LA
FDID
09060

FEMA Grant History

$5.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01399 $2,458,575
2016 EMW2015FO05551 $1,240,910
2015 EMW2014FH00920 $1,326,000

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Shreveport Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #2 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #46 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 2112% above the state average
Stations
21
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster weight

Shreveport Fire Department carries 61.3% of Caddo County HIFLD personnel

Among 11 listed departments (938 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 36% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.65 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (21 stations / 575 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sacramento City Fire Department, CA (-3 personnel).

Nationwide career peers near 575 personnel

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

Sacramento City Fire Department, CA 572 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Fire, KY 558 Ventura County Fire Protection District, CA 554 Raleigh Fire Department, NC 549 Chesterfield Fire and Emergency Medical Services, VA 533 Kern County Fire Department, CA 625 Tampa Fire and Rescue, FL 628 City of Long Beach Fire Department, CA 521

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shreveport Fire Department have?

Shreveport Fire Department has 575 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 2112% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #46 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #2 of 342 by personnel.

Does Shreveport Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Shreveport Fire Department operate?

Shreveport Fire Department operates 21 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Shreveport Fire Department?

Shreveport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Caddo County, LA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Shreveport Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Shreveport Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $5,025,485 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2019 (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 Louisiana?

Louisiana has 786 fire departments with 20,402 total personnel. 34% are volunteer departments.

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