County profile

White County, AR 36 departments

Name: White, AR Fire Department Data
Creator: PlainFireData
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Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for White County, part of Arkansas.

Reviewed by PlainFireData Editorial, Fire Department Intelligence Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Departments

441

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in White County

All fire departments in White County, AR with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
ALBION VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Searcy	other	—	—
ANTIOCH VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION Beebe	volunteer	17	1
BALD KNOB VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bald Knob	other	—	—
BALD KNOB VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bald Knob	volunteer	23	4
BEEBE FIRE DEPARTMENT Beebe	volunteer	42	3
BRADFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT Bradford	volunteer	23	3
CENTER HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Searcy	volunteer	25	1
EL PASO FIRE STATION El Paso	volunteer	14	1
FAIRVIEW VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION Searcy	volunteer	19	1
FLOYD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Searcy	other	—	—
FLOYD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Romance	volunteer	39	3
GARNER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Garner	volunteer	—	—
GEORGETOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT Searcy	other	—	—
GUM SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Searcy	volunteer	24	1
HICKORY FLAT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Pangburn	volunteer	20	1
HIGGINSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Higginson	volunteer	22	2
HIGGINSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT 2 Higginson	other	—	—
JOY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Searcy	volunteer	19	1
JUDSONIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Judsonia	volunteer	15	2
KENSETT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Kensett	volunteer	—	—
LETONA VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION Letona	volunteer	17	1
MCRAE VOLUNTEER FIRE Mcrae	other	—	—
MCRAE VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION Mcrae	volunteer	15	2
NORTH WHITE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Judsonia	volunteer	—	—
OPAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Beebe	other	—	—
PANGBURN VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION Pangburn	volunteer	19	1
PLEASANT PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Pleasant Plains	other	—	—
ROCKY POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Judsonia	other	—	—
ROSE BUD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Rose Bud	volunteer	17	1
RUSSELL FIRE DEPARTMENT Russell	other	—	—
RUSSELL FIRE DEPARTMENT Russell	volunteer	—	—
SEARCY FIRE Searcy	other	—	—
SEARCY FIRE DEPARTMENT - CENTRAL STATION Searcy	combination	43	3
SOUTHEAST WHITE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION Griffithville	volunteer	—	—
VELVET RIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bald Knob	volunteer	28	1
WEST POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Searcy	volunteer	—	—

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for White County, AR

White County reports 36 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 441 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 0 career (paid), 24 volunteer, and 1 combination departments. EMS is not directly provided by the fire departments here — a separate ambulance or county EMS agency covers medical calls.

Benchmarking the county against its parent state highlights coverage gaps and strengths. Arkansas overall averages roughly 13 personnel per department across 1,168 departments. White County averages 12 personnel per department, 8% below the state mean. Lighter staffing per department is common in rural counties where a larger number of small volunteer companies share territory. The state reports about 20,100 fires and 68 fire deaths annually, and 71% of its departments are volunteer-run.

Residents, property owners, and insurance agents can use this profile in several practical ways. A home inside a career or combination department's first-due area typically earns better ISO Public Protection Classification ratings and lower homeowners premiums than one served solely by a distant volunteer station. If the county is heavily volunteer, it is worth checking whether the nearest department has recent FEMA AFG or SAFER grants and whether mutual-aid agreements extend coverage during large incidents. Click into any department below to see its specific personnel count, station footprint, apparatus inventory, EMS status, and FEMA grant history. All figures come from HIFLD Open Data (FEMA/DHS) and USFA published fire statistics; small volunteer departments are sometimes underreported, so treat zero-value fields as missing data rather than absent services.

Arkansas Overview

State departments: 1,168
Annual fires: 20,100
Volunteer %: 71%

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FAQ

How many fire departments are in White County, AR? ▼

White County, AR has 36 fire departments with available federal data. 24 volunteer, 1 combination.

Does White County have EMS coverage? ▼

EMS coverage data is not available for White County from federal records.

How many firefighters serve White County? ▼

White County has 441 total fire department personnel across 36 departments. The average per department is 12, which is 8% below the Arkansas average.

Are White County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 24 of 36 departments (67%) in White County are volunteer.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFireData Editorial

Source: U.S. Fire Administration — National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Accessed 2026-06-04 NFDR is a voluntary registry; not all departments may be included. Personnel counts include both career and volunteer staff.