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Wingo Volunteer Fire Department

Wingo, KY · Graves County. Wingo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wingo Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Kentucky average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+167%
vs. Kentucky average
2
stations

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Wingo 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
28 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
56 personnel · 2 stations

Wingo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wingo, KY (Graves County), with 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,069 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,069 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #54 of 606
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Graves County

Wingo Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 42884 · Wingo Volunteer Fire Department, KY 56 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McVeytown Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McVeytown Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Wingo, KY
FDID
42884

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Wingo Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #54 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,069 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 167% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Graves County HIFLD mix around Wingo Volunteer Fire Department

Graves County: 20 departments, 371 personnel (11 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 85% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McVeytown Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

City of Mayfield Fire
Mayfield · other
Fancy Farm Fire Department
Fancy Farm · other
Farmington Fire Department
Farmington · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

McVeytown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 56 City of Union Fire Department, SC 56 Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department, NY 56 Fairmount Fire Company, PA 56 Harmonville Fire Company, PA 56 Marengo Fire Department, IA 56 Farmington Volunteer Fire Association, NY 56 North Corning Volunteer Fire Department, NY 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wingo Volunteer Fire Department have?

Wingo Volunteer Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 167% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,069 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #54 of 606 by personnel.

Does Wingo Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wingo Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Wingo Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Wingo Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.