County profile
Saline County, AR 23 departments
23 HIFLD departments in Saline County, Arkansas - coverage desk and roster table below.
Saline County, AR is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 23 departments (1 career / 15 volunteer / 1 combination) totaling 379 personnel, #6 of 75 in-state.
- Personnel rank #6 of 75 in Arkansas
- 8.97 stations per 100 personnel
- 15% of roster in Benton Fire Department
- 1 of 23 depts provide EMS
- 23 of 1,168 Arkansas departments statewide
Fire Departments in Saline County
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (23 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 1 career, 15 volunteer, 1 combination (65% volunteer).
8.97 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (34 stations / 379 roster).
Largest book: Benton Fire Department holds 15% of county personnel (55 of 379).
Photo-finish peer: Plaquemines County, LA (+0 personnel).
Arkansas breadth context
- State departments
- 1,168
- Annual fires
- 20,100
- Volunteer %
- 71%
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Saline County, AR? ▼
Saline County, AR has 23 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 15 volunteer, 1 combination. By total reported personnel it ranks #6 of 75 among Arkansas counties with at least one listed department.
Are Saline County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 15 of 23 departments (65%) in Saline County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Saline County? ▼
Saline County has 379 total fire department personnel across 23 departments. The average per department is 16, which is 23% above the Arkansas average.
Does Saline County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes - 1 department in Saline County provide EMS services.
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Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Saline County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.