Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Walton Fire Protection District

Walton, KY · Boone County. Walton Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Walton Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Kentucky average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
+10%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations
$219,762
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
23/100
Walton Fire Protection District

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 F
11.5 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
$9,555 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
23 personnel · 2 stations

Walton Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Walton, KY (Boone County), with 2 stations and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,376 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $219,762.

  • National personnel rank #15,376 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #376 of 606
  • 8.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Boone County

Walton Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 08034 · Walton Fire Protection District, KY 23 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,376
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ellis Cross Count…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $220K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ellis Cross Country Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+ 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 KY department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Walton, KY
FDID
08034

FEMA Grant History

$220K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO02336 $219,762

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Walton Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #376 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,376 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 10% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster fringe

Walton Fire Protection District is 6.0% of Boone County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 382 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ellis Cross Country Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Boone County Water Rescue
Burlington · other
Burlington Fire Department
Burlington · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 23 personnel

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

Ellis Cross Country Fire Department Incorporated, NC 23 Smith River Fire Protection District, CA 23 Lawrence Township Fire Department, MI 23 Chimney Rock Volunteer Fire Department, NC 23 City of Wayne Fire Department, MI 23 Lemay Fire Protection District, MO 23 Riverview Fire Protection District, MO 23 Hazel Park Fire Department, MI 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Walton Fire Protection District have?

Walton Fire Protection District has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,376 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #376 of 606 by personnel.

Does Walton Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Walton Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Walton Fire Protection District operate?

Walton Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Walton Fire Protection District?

Walton Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Boone County, KY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Walton Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Walton Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $219,762 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.