Department profile

Volunteer

Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department

Summer Shade, KY · Metcalfe County. Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Kentucky average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+62%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station
$193,334
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
51/100
Summer Shade Volunteer 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
34 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 D
$5,686 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Summer Shade, KY (Metcalfe County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,515 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $193,334.

  • National personnel rank #8,515 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #173 of 606
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Metcalfe County

Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 85675 · Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department, KY 34 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,515
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $193K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lake Township Fire Department, 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
Summer Shade, KY
FDID
85675

FEMA Grant History

$193K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV00713 $193,334

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #173 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,515 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 62% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Metcalfe County HIFLD mix around Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department

Metcalfe County: 4 departments, 141 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Edmonton Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Edmonton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Lake Township Fire Department, OH 34 Piney Flats Volunteer Fire Department, TN 34 Leclaire Fire Department, IA 34 Waseca Fire Department, MN 34 Willshire Fire Department, OH 34 Sac City Fire Department, IA 34 Brighton Volunteer Fire Department / Brighton First Responders, IA 34 Kellogg Fire Department, MN 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department have?

Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,515 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #173 of 606 by personnel.

Does Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Summer Shade Volunteer 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 Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $193,334 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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