Start-Girard Fire Protection District

What This Data Tells You About Start-Girard Fire Protection District

Start-Girard Fire Protection District operates as a Volunteer department in Start, within Richland County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 15 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Louisiana has 786 registered fire departments and 20,402 total personnel, averaging roughly 26 staff per department. Start-Girard Fire Protection District runs 42% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 30,300 fires, 96 fire deaths, and 34% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.