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Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department

Williamstown, KY · Grant County. Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Williamstown 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
$1,977,107
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Williamstown 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment A
$58,150 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Williamstown, KY (Grant 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 #8,552 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,977,107.

  • National personnel rank #8,552 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #175 of 606
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Grant County

Williamstown 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 41188 · Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department, KY 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,552
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Toronto
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Toronto 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Williamstown, KY
FDID
41188

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06330 $41,166.66
2009 EMW-2009-FR-0050 $1,935,940

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

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #175 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,552 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 weight

Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department carries 41.0% of Grant County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (83 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

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

Nearby Departments

Corinth Volunteer Fire Department
Corinth · volunteer
Crittenden Volunteer Fire Department
Crittenden · volunteer
Dry Ridge Fire Department
Dry Ridge · other
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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.

Toronto Fire Department, OH 34 Iowa Falls Fire Department / Iowa Falls Ambulance Service, IA 34 Rew Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34 Paris Fire Department, TN 34 Cherokee Springs Fire Department, SC 34 Madison / Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, OH 34 Marydell Volunteer Fire Department, MS 34 Pelican Fire and Rescue, WI 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department have?

Williamstown 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 #8,552 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #175 of 606 by personnel.

Does Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,977,106.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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