County profile
Mississippi County, AR 16 departments
16 HIFLD departments in Mississippi County, Arkansas - coverage desk and roster table below.
Mississippi County, AR is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 16 departments (0 career / 14 volunteer / 1 combination) totaling 205 personnel, #24 of 75 in-state.
- Personnel rank #24 of 75 in Arkansas
- 7.80 stations per 100 personnel
- 18% of roster in Blytheville Fire Department
- 16 of 1,168 Arkansas departments statewide
Fire Departments in Mississippi County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| Armorel Volunteer Fire Department Armorel | volunteer | 16 |
| Birdsong Rural Volunteer Fire Department Tyronza | volunteer | 9 |
| Blytheville Fire Department Blytheville | other | 36 |
| Burdette Volunteer Fire Department Burdette | volunteer | 12 |
| Dell Volunteer Fire Department Dell | volunteer | - |
| Dyess Volunteer Fire Department Dyess | volunteer | - |
| Etowah Fire Volunteer Department Etowah | volunteer | 18 |
| Gosnell Volunteer Fire Department Gosnell | volunteer | 22 |
| Joiner Volunteer Fire Department Joiner | volunteer | - |
| Keiser Fire Department Keiser | volunteer | 21 |
| Leachville Volunteer Fire Department Leachville | volunteer | - |
| Luxora Volunteer Fire Department Luxora | volunteer | 12 |
| Manila Fire Department Manila | volunteer | 26 |
| Milligan Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Manila | volunteer | 8 |
| Osceola Fire Department Osceola | combination | 25 |
| Wilson Volunteer Fire Department Wilson | volunteer | - |
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (16 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 0 career, 14 volunteer, 1 combination (88% volunteer).
7.80 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (16 stations / 205 roster).
Largest book: Blytheville Fire Department holds 18% of county personnel (36 of 205).
Photo-finish peer: Carroll 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 Mississippi County, AR? ▼
Mississippi County, AR has 16 fire departments with available federal data. 14 volunteer, 1 combination. By total reported personnel it ranks #24 of 75 among Arkansas counties with at least one listed department.
Are Mississippi County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 14 of 16 departments (88%) in Mississippi County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Mississippi County? ▼
Mississippi County has 205 total fire department personnel across 16 departments. The average per department is 13, which is 0% above the Arkansas average.
Does Mississippi County have EMS coverage? ▼
EMS coverage data is not available for Mississippi County from federal records.
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Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Mississippi County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.