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Volunteer

Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department

Wurtland, KY · Greenup County. Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 29%
national personnel size
+90%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station

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
Wurtland 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 A
40 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
40 personnel · 1 station

Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wurtland, KY (Greenup County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,437 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,437 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #126 of 606
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Greenup County

Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 45208 · Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department, KY 40 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,437
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Market Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Market Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Team, TN (+ 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
Wurtland, KY
FDID
45208

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #126 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,437 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 90% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Greenup County HIFLD mix around Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department

Greenup County: 14 departments, 320 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 43% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Market Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Team, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Flatwoods Volunteer Fire Department
Flatwoods · volunteer
Load Volunteer Fire Department
Greenup · volunteer
Maloneton Volunteer Fire Department
South Shore · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

New Market Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Team, TN 40 Pocono Summit Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 Coolbaugh Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 Highland Fire Department - Central Station, IN 40 Dekalb Junction Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 East Saint Charles Volunteer Fire Department, LA 40 Jefferson City Fire Department, TN 40 David Nevins Fire Department - Victory Mills Firehouse, NY 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department have?

Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 90% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,437 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #126 of 606 by personnel.

Does Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Wurtland 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 Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department?

Wurtland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greenup 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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