County profile
Yell County, AR 18 departments
18 HIFLD departments in Yell County, Arkansas - coverage desk and roster table below.
Yell County, AR is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 18 departments (0 career / 14 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 313 personnel, #12 of 75 in-state.
- Personnel rank #12 of 75 in Arkansas
- 5.11 stations per 100 personnel
- 45% of roster in West Fourche Fire Department
- 18 of 1,168 Arkansas departments statewide
Fire Departments in Yell County
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (18 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 0 career, 14 volunteer, 0 combination (78% volunteer).
5.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (16 stations / 313 roster).
Largest book: West Fourche Fire Department holds 45% of county personnel (140 of 313).
Photo-finish peer: Stephenson County, IL (+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 Yell County, AR? ▼
Yell County, AR has 18 fire departments with available federal data. 14 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #12 of 75 among Arkansas counties with at least one listed department.
Are Yell County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 14 of 18 departments (78%) in Yell County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Yell County? ▼
Yell County has 313 total fire department personnel across 18 departments. The average per department is 17, which is 31% above the Arkansas average.
Does Yell County have EMS coverage? ▼
EMS coverage data is not available for Yell 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 Yell County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.