Department profile

Career (Paid)

Sulphur Fire Department

Sulphur, LA · Calcasieu County. Sulphur Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 62 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

62
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Sulphur Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Louisiana average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+138%
vs. Louisiana average
3
stations
$601,797
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
40/100
Sulphur 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 C
20.7 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 C
$9,706 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
62 personnel · 3 stations

Sulphur Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Sulphur, LA (Calcasieu County), with 3 stations and 62 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,471 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $601,797.

  • National personnel rank #2,471 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #27 of 342
  • 4.84 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Calcasieu County

Sulphur Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

62 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 10030 · Sulphur Fire Department, LA 62 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 62
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,471
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kenbridge Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $602K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 0 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
Sulphur, LA
FDID
10030

FEMA Grant History

$602K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00633 $385,738.99
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0537 $216,058

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

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Sulphur Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #27 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,471 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 138% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Calcasieu County

County mix is mostly volunteer (7 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.84 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 62 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cal Cam Volunteer Fire Department
Lake Charles · other
Carlyss Fire Department
Sulphur · other
Dequincy Volunteer Fire Department
Dequincy · volunteer
Iowa Volunteer Fire Department
Iowa · volunteer
Lake Charles Fire Department
Lake Charles · career
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Nationwide career peers near 62 personnel

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

Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department, VA 62 Athens Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 62 Mankato Fire Department, MN 62 Howard County Fire and Rescue, MD 62 Shelby Township Fire Department, MI 62 North Port Fire Rescue District, FL 62 North Kansas City Fire Department, MO 62 Sierra Vista Fire Department, AZ 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sulphur Fire Department have?

Sulphur Fire Department has 62 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 138% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,471 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #27 of 342 by personnel.

Does Sulphur Fire Department provide EMS services?

Sulphur 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 Sulphur Fire Department operate?

Sulphur Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sulphur Fire Department?

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

Has Sulphur Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sulphur Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $601,796.99 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.