State Aid
The State Aid program is available to all qualifying volunteer fire departments in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Kentucky Fire Commission allots fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) on an annual basis to each qualifying volunteer fire department in cities of all classes. County departments are established under authority of KRS 67.083, fire protection districts organized pursuant to KRS Chapter 75, all city departments pursuant to KRS 95 and KRS 95A, and volunteer fire departments created as nonprofit corporations pursuant to KRS Chapter 273. Any qualifying department which fails to participate satisfactorily in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) shall forfeit five hundred dollars ($500) of its allotment annually.
A qualifying volunteer fire department shall include the following:
- A minimum of twelve (12) members, plus one (1) chief that are not on any other fire departments
- At least one (1) operational fire apparatus or one (1) on order
- A fire station
- Fewer than 50% of the firefighters being full-time paid firefighters; any paid part-time firefighter must make less than $8,000 per year
Fifty percent (50%) of the firefighters shall have completed at least one-half (1/2) of one hundred fifteen (115) training hours toward certification within the first six (6) months of the first year of the department's application for certification, and there shall be a plan to complete the one hundred fifteen (115) training hours within the second year.
Please submit all Proof of Purchase and Financial Disclosure documents to fdstateaid@kctcs.edu.
Questions regarding the State Aid Program should be directed via email to fdstateaid@kctcs.edu or via telephone at (859) 256-3787.
State Aid Forms
2024-2025 Proof of Purchase (Fillable/Excel)
2024-2025 Proof of Purchase (PDF)
Proof of Purchase Instructions
Approved Equipment List
Sub W-9 Form
