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Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department

Winnsboro, LA · Franklin County. Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Louisiana average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+42%
vs. Louisiana average

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Winnsboro 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
No station count on file for this department
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
37 personnel

Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Winnsboro, LA (Franklin County) and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,184 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,184 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #90 of 342
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Franklin County

Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 21010 · Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department, LA 37 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,184
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blue Mountain Lake
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every LA department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Winnsboro, LA
FDID
21010

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #90 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,184 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 42% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster weight

Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department carries 39.4% of Franklin County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (94 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 17% of the county count. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Crowville Volunteer Fire Department
Winnsboro · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 37 personnel

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

Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department, NY 37 Millis Fire Department, MA 37 Oakfield Volunteer Fire Department, WI 37 Hazel Green Volunteer Fire Department, WI 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department have?

Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% above the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,184 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #90 of 342 by personnel.

Does Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department?

Winnsboro Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Franklin County, LA.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 786 fire departments with 20,402 total personnel. 34% are volunteer departments.

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