County profile
Independence County, AR 19 departments
19 HIFLD departments in Independence County, Arkansas - coverage desk and roster table below.
Independence County, AR is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 19 departments (0 career / 14 volunteer / 1 combination) totaling 299 personnel, #14 of 75 in-state.
- Personnel rank #14 of 75 in Arkansas
- 7.36 stations per 100 personnel
- 12% of roster in Southside Fire
- 19 of 1,168 Arkansas departments statewide
Fire Departments in Independence County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| Batesville Fire Batesville | combination | 27 |
| Bethesda Area Volunteer Fire Department Batesville | volunteer | 18 |
| Charlotte Fire Station Charlotte | volunteer | 20 |
| Cord Fire Station Cord | volunteer | 25 |
| Cushman Volunteer Fire Department Batesville | volunteer | 16 |
| Desha Fire Department - Central Station Batesville | other | - |
| Desha Volunteer Fire Department Desha | volunteer | 26 |
| Desha Volunteer Fire Department - Locust Grove Station Locust Grove | other | - |
| Floral Fire Station Floral | volunteer | 23 |
| Newark Fire Station Newark | volunteer | - |
| Northside Fire Station Batesville | volunteer | 22 |
| Oil Trough Fire Department Oil Trough | volunteer | 22 |
| Pleasant Plains Fire Department Pleasant Plains | volunteer | 30 |
| Ruddell Hill Volunteer Fire Department Batesville | volunteer | - |
| Southside Fire Floral | other | - |
| Southside Fire Batesville | volunteer | 35 |
| Southside Fire Department Batesville | other | - |
| Sulphur Rock Fire Station Sulphur Rock | volunteer | - |
| Union Hill-Thida Fire Department Bradford | volunteer | 35 |
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (19 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 0 career, 14 volunteer, 1 combination (74% volunteer).
7.36 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (22 stations / 299 roster).
Largest book: Southside Fire holds 12% of county personnel (35 of 299).
Photo-finish peer: Auglaize County, OH (+0 personnel).
No EMS-flagged departments in this HIFLD extract for the county.
Arkansas breadth context
- State departments
- 1,168
- Annual fires
- 20,100
- Volunteer %
- 71%
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Independence County, AR? ▼
Independence County, AR has 19 fire departments with available federal data. 14 volunteer, 1 combination. By total reported personnel it ranks #14 of 75 among Arkansas counties with at least one listed department.
Are Independence County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 14 of 19 departments (74%) in Independence County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Independence County? ▼
Independence County has 299 total fire department personnel across 19 departments. The average per department is 16, which is 23% above the Arkansas average.
Does Independence County have EMS coverage? ▼
EMS coverage data is not available for Independence County from federal records.
Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage
Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Independence County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.